Roman Catholic Diocese of Goiás
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Goiás is a diocese
located in the city of Goiás
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 Goiás
Goiás, Goiás
Goiás is a small city and municipality in the state of Goiás in Brazil. The population was 24,072 in a total area of 3,108 km² . It is the former capital of the state and preserves much of its colonial heritage...
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
- December 6, 1745: Established as Territorial Prelature of Goiás from the Diocese of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro
- July 15, 1826: Promoted as Diocese of Goiás
- November 18, 1932: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Goiás
- March 26, 1956: Demoted as Diocese of Goiás
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 Goiás (Roman rite)- Bishop Eugène Lambert Adrian Rixen (1998.12.02 – present)
- Bishop Tomás BalduinoTomás BalduinoTomás Balduino, O.P. is an Brazilian Prelate of Roman Catholic Church.Tomás Balduino was born in Posse, Brazil, ordained a priest on July 4, 1948 from the religious order of the Order of Friars Preachers...
, O.P. (1967.11.10 – 1998.12.02) - Bishop Abel Ribeiro Camelo (1960.05.14 – 1966.11.24)
- Bishop Cândido Bento Maria Penso, O.P. (1957.01.17 – 1959.11.27)
- Metropolitan Archbishops of Goiás (Roman Rite)
- Archbishop Emanuel (Manoel) Gomes de Oliveira, S.D.B. (1932.11.18 – 1955.05.12)
- Bishops of Goiás (Roman Rite)
- Bishop Emanuel (Manoel) Gomes de Oliveira, S.D.B. (later Archbishop) (1922.10.27 – 1932.11.18)
- Bishop Prudencio Gomes da Silva (1907.11.17 – 1921.09.19)
- Bishop Joaquim Arcoverde de Albuquerque CavalcantiJoaquim Arcoverde de Albuquerque CavalcantiJoaquim Arcoverde de Albuquerque Cavalcanti was the first Cardinal to be born in Latin America and the first cardinal from any South American diocese Joaquim Arcoverde de Albuquerque Cavalcanti (January 17, 1850, Cimbres, Pernambuco, Brazil – April 18, 1930, Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)...
(later CardinalCardinal (Catholicism)A cardinal is a senior ecclesiastical official, usually an ordained bishop, and ecclesiastical prince of the Catholic Church. They are collectively known as the College of Cardinals, which as a body elects a new pope. The duties of the cardinals include attending the meetings of the College and...
) (1891.06.26 – 1892.08.26) - Bishop Eduardo Duarte e Silva (later Archbishop) (1891.01.16 – 1907.11.06)
- Bishop Cláudio José Gonçalves Ponce de Leon, C.M. (later Archbishop) (1881.05.13 – 1890.06.26)
- Bishop Antônio Maria Corrêa de Sá e Benevides (1876.11.18 – 1877.06.25)
- Bishop Joaquim Gonçalves de Azevedo (later Archbishop) (1865.09.25 – 1876.12.19)
- Bishop Domingos Quirino de Souza (1860.05.04 – 1863.09.12)
- Bishop Francisco Ferreira de Azevedo (1844.07.29 – 1854.08.12)
- Bishop Francisco Ferreira de Azevedo (1819.05.29 – 1844.07.29)
- Prelates of Goiás (Roman Rite)
- Bishop Antônio Rodrigues de Aguiar (1810.06.24 – 1818.10.03)
- Bishop Vicente Alexandre de Tovar (1803.06.20 – 1808.10.08)
- Bishop José Nicolau de Azevedo Coutinho Gentil (1788.03.07 – ?)
- Bishop Vicente do Espirito Santo, O.A.D. (1782.12.17 – 1788.11.29)