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Roman Catholic Diocese of Porto Nacional

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Diocese of Porto Nacional

Dioecesis Portus Nationalis
Cathedral Nossa Senhora das Mercês
Location
CountryBrazil
Ecclesiastical provincePalmas
Statistics
Area96,488 km2 (37,254 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2004)
319,861
276,000 (86.3%)
Information
RiteLatin Rite
Established20 December 1915 (108 years ago)
CathedralCatedral Nossa Senhora das Mercês
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopRomualdo Matias Kujawski
Metropolitan ArchbishopPedro Brito Guimarães
Bishops emeritusGeraldo Vieira Gusmão
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Porto Nacional (Latin: Dioecesis Portus Nationalis) is a diocese located in the city of Porto Nacional in the ecclesiastical province of Palmas in Brazil.

History

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  • December 20, 1915: Established as Diocese of Porto Nacional from the Diocese of Goiás

Bishops

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  • Bishops of Porto Nacional (Roman rite)
    • Raymond Dominique Carrerot, O.P. † (30 July 1920 - 14 December 1933) Died
    • Alain Marie Hubert Antoine Jean Roland du Noday, O.P. † (21 March 1936 - 5 May 1976) Retired
    • Celso Pereira de Almeida, O.P. (5 May 1976 - 25 January 1995) Appointed, Bishop of Itumbiara
    • Geraldo Vieira Gusmão (23 December 1997 - 4 November 2009) Retired
    • Romualdo Matias Kujawski (4 November 2009 – present)

Coadjutor bishops

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Auxiliary bishop

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Other priest of this diocese who became bishop

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References

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