Roman Catholic Diocese of Porto Nacional
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Porto Nacional is a diocese
located in the city of Porto Nacional
in the Ecclesiastical province
of Palmas
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 Porto Nacional
Porto Nacional
Porto Nacional is a Brazilian municipality in the state of Tocantins. The population was 45,289 in an area of 4,450 km2, including both rural and urban areas.-Location:It is located approximately in the center of the state at a distance of 60 km...
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 Palmas
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Palmas
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Palmas is an archdiocese located in the city of Palmas in Brazil.-History:* March 27, 1996: Established as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Palmas from the Diocese of Miracema do Tocantins and Diocese of Porto Nacional...
in Brazil.
History
- December 20, 1915: Established as Diocese of Porto Nacional from the 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 Porto Nacional (Roman rite)- Bishop Geraldo Vieira Gusmão (1997.12.23 – present)
- Bishop Celso Pereira de Almeida, O.P. (1976.05.05 – 1995.01.25)
- Bishop Alain Marie Hubert Antoine Jean Roland du Noday, O.P. (1936.03.21 – 1976.05.05)
- Bishop Raymond Dominique Carrerot, O.P. (1920.07.30 – 1933.12.14)