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Roman Catholic Diocese of Uruaçu

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Diocese of Uruaçu

Dioecesis Uruassuensis

Diocese de Uruaçu
Location
CountryBrazil
Ecclesiastical provinceBrasília
MetropolitanBrasília
Statistics
Area43,000 km2 (17,000 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2010)
376,000
319,000 (84.8%)
Information
RiteLatin Rite
Established26 March 1956 (68 years ago)
CathedralCathedral of St Anne in Uruaçu
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopGiovanni Carlos Caldas Barroca
Bishops emeritusJosé da Silva Chaves
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Uruaçu (Latin: Dioecesis Uruassuensis) is a diocese located in the city of Uruaçu in the ecclesiastical province of Brasília in Brazil.

On June 17, 2020, Giovanni Carlos Caldas Barroca, a priest of the Brasilia archdiocese, was appointed the new Bishop here.

History

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Bishops

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Auxiliary bishop

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Other priests of this diocese who became bishops

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