Roman Catholic Diocese of Itumbiara
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Itumbiara is a diocese
located in the city of Itumbiara
in the Ecclesiastical province
of Goiânia
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 Itumbiara
Itumbiara
Itumbiara is a small city and municipality in the extreme south of the state of Goiás, Brazil. The population was 100,000 in a total area of 2,461,3 km²...
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 Goiânia
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Goiânia
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Goiânia is an archdiocese located in the city of Goiânia in Brazil.-History:* March 26, 1956: Established as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Goiânia from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Goiás-Leadership:...
in Brazil.
History
- October 11, 1966: Established as Diocese of Itumbiara from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Goiânia
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 Itumbiara (Roman rite)- Bishop Antônio Lino da Silva Dinis (1999.02.24 – present)
- Bishop Celso Pereira de Almeida, O.P. (1995.01.25 – 1998.05.06)
- Bishop José Carlos Castanho de Almeida (1987.09.05 – 1994.03.23)
- Bishop José Belvino do Nascimento (1981.06.27 – 1987.02.06)
- Bishop José de LimaJosé de LimaJosé de Lima, is a Brazilian prelate of the Roman Catholic Church.José de Lima was born in Tiros and ordained a priest on December 8, 1948. Lima was appointed bishop of the Diocese of Itumbiarao on April 13, 1973 and was ordained bishop on July 15, 1973. Lima was appointed bishop of the Diocese of...
(1973.04.13 – 1981.06.07) - Bishop José Francisco Versiani Velloso (1966.10.27 – 1972.05.17)