Roman Catholic Diocese of Anápolis
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Anápolis is a diocese
located in the city of Anápolis
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 Anápolis
Anápolis
Anápolis is the third largest city in the State of Goiás in Brazil. It lies in the center of a rich agricultural region and has become a leader in food processing and pharmaceutical plants.-Location and population:...
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 Anápolis 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 Anápolis (Latin Rite)- Epaminondas José de AraújoEpaminondas José de AraújoEpaminondas José de Araújo was the Roman Catholic bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Palmeira dos Índios, Brazil. Ordained a priest on August 12, 1945, de Araújo was appointed bishop on December 14, 1959 and was ordained on March 27, 1960. He served in three different dioceses in Brazil.-Notes:...
(1966.10.27 – 1978.06.05) - Manuel Pestana FilhoManuel Pestana FilhoManuel Pestana Filho was the Roman Catholic bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Anápolis, Brazil.Ordained to the priesthood in 1952, he was appointed bishop of the Anápolis Diocese in 1987. Bishop Pestana Fihlo retired in 2004.-Notes:...
(1978.11.30 – 2004.06.09) - João Casimiro Wilk, O.F.M. Conv. (2004.06.09 – present)
- Epaminondas José de Araújo