Roman Catholic Diocese of Barra do Garças
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Barra do Garças is a diocese
located in the city of Barra do Garças
in the Ecclesiastical province
of Cuiabá
in Brazil.
Diocese
A diocese is the district or see under the supervision of a bishop. It is divided into parishes.An archdiocese is more significant than a diocese. An archdiocese is presided over by an archbishop whose see may have or had importance due to size or historical significance...
located in the city of Barra do Garças
Barra do Garças
Barra do Garças is a city with a population of 50,000 located in the Brazilian state of Mato Grosso, around far from the capital city of Cuiabá...
in the Ecclesiastical province
Ecclesiastical Province
An ecclesiastical province is a large jurisdiction of religious government, so named by analogy with a secular province, existing in certain hierarchical Christian churches, especially in the Catholic Church and Orthodox Churches and in the Anglican Communion...
of Cuiabá
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cuiabá
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cuiabá is an archdiocese located in the city of Cuiabá in Brazil.-History:* December 6, 1745: Established as Territorial Prelature of Cuiabá from the Diocese of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro...
in Brazil.
History
- February 27, 1982: Established as Diocese of Barra do Garças from the Diocese of Guiratinga
Leadership
- BishopBishopA bishop is an ordained or consecrated member of the Christian clergy who is generally entrusted with a position of authority and oversight. Within the Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox Churches, in the Assyrian Church of the East, in the Independent Catholic Churches, and in the...
s of Barra do Garças (Latin Rite)- Antônio SartoAntônio SartoAntônio Sarto was the Brazilian bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Barra do Garças from his appointment on March 25, 1982 by Pope John Paul II until his retirement on May 23, 2001. He remained Bishop Emeritus of Barra do Garças until his death on September 29, 2008 at the age of 82.-...
, S.D.B. (1982.03.25 – 2001.05.23) - Protógenes José Luft, S.C. (2001.05.23 – present)
- Antônio Sarto