Roman Catholic Diocese of Formosa, Brazil
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This article is about the diocese in Brazil. For the diocese in Argentina, see Roman Catholic Diocese of Formosa.
| Statistics | |
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| Country: | Brazil |
| Metropolitan: | Brasília |
| Rite: | Latin Rite |
| Area: | 51,657 km² |
| Cathedral: | Catedral Nossa Senhora da Imaculada Conceição |
| Ordinaries | |
| Bishop: | Paulo Roberto Beloto |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Formosa (Latin: Formosen(sis)) is a diocese located in the city of Formosa, Goiás, in the Ecclesiastical province of Brasília in Brazil.
[edit] History
- March 26, 1956 - Established as the Territorial Prelature of Formosa from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Goiás
- Ocotober 16, 1979 - Promoted as the Diocese of Formosa
[edit] Leadership
- Bishops of Formosa (Roman rite)
- Bishop Paulo Roberto Beloto (November 16, 2005 - present)
- Bishop João Casimiro Wilk, O.F.M. Conv. (January 28, 1998 - June 9, 2006)
- Bishop Victor João Herman José Tielbeek, SS.CC. (October 16, 1979 - December 24, 1997)
- Prelates of Formosa (Roman Rite)
- Bishop Victor João Herman José Tielbeek, SS.CC. (February 4, 1961 - October 16, 1979)
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