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 (67 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

Bishops

  • Bishops of Uruaçu (Roman rite), in reverse chronological order
    • Bishop-Elect Giovanni Carlos Caldas Barroca (2020.06.17 – ...)
    • Bishop Messias dos Reis Silveira (2007.01.03 – 2018.11.14), appointed Bishop of Teófilo Otoni, Minas Gerais
    • Bishop José da Silva Chaves (1976.05.14 – 2007.01.03)
    • Bishop Francisco Prada Carrera, C.M.F. (1957.01.17 – 1976.02.25)

Auxiliary bishop

  • José da Silva Chaves (1967-1976), appointed Bishop here

Other priests of this diocese who became bishops

  • Adair José Guimarães, appointed Bishop of Rubiataba-Mozarlândia, Goias in 2008
  • José Francisco Rodrigues do Rêgo, appointed Bishop of Ipameri, Goias in 2019

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