Roman Catholic Diocese of Formosa, Brazil
Diocese of Formosa Dioecesis Formosensis Diocese de Formosa | |
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| Location | |
| Country |  Brazil |
| Ecclesiastical province | Brasília |
| Metropolitan | Brasília |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 47,604 km2 (18,380 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2016) 366,900 262,100 (71.4%) |
| Information | |
| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Established | 26 March 1956 (68 years ago) |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Formosa, Goiás |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Adair José Guimarães |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Sérgio da Rocha |
| Bishops emeritus | José Ronaldo Ribeiro |
| Map | |
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Formosa (
.Its
, central Brazil.History
- Established on March 26, 1956, as the Archdiocese of Goiás (at the same time demoted to a suffragan itself) and from the suppressed Territorial Prelature of São José de Alto Tocantins
- Promoted on October 16, 1979, as the Diocese of Formosa.
Statistics
As per 2014, it pastorally serves 256,900 Catholics (73.5% of 349,500 total) on 47,604 km2 in 27 parishes and 240 missions with 37 priests (diocesan), 52 lay religious (4 brothers, 48 sisters) and 14 seminarians.
Bishops
(all
Roman rite
)
Ordinaries
- Bishop-Prelates of Formosa
- Victor João Herman José Tielbeek, Titular Bishop of Tipasa in Numidia (1961.02.04 – 1978.05.26), born 1919.08.16 in the Netherlands
- Suffragan Bishops of Formosa
- Victor João Herman José Tielbeek, SS.CC.(see above October 16, 1979 - death December 24, 1997)
- João Casimiro Wilk, Conventual Franciscans (O.F.M. Conv.) (January 28, 1998 - June 9, 2006), transferred Bishop of Anápolis(Brazil) (2004.06.09 – ...), born Poland 1951.09.18
- Paulo Roberto Beloto (November 16, 2005 – 2013.10.23), first Brazilian incumbent; transferred Bishop of Franca (Brazil) (2013.10.23 – ...)
- José Ronaldo Ribeiro (2014.09.24 – 2018.09.12), previously Bishop of Janaúba (Brazil) (2007.06.06 – 2014.09.24); retired
- Adair José Guimarães (2019.02.27 -
Other priest of this diocese who became bishop
- Dilmo Franco de Campos, appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Anápolis, Goias in 2019
See also
Sources and external links
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- GCatholic.org
- Catholic Hierarchy
- Diocese website (Portuguese) Archived 2006-06-19 at the Wayback Machine