Roman Catholic Diocese of Diamantino
Diocese of Diamantino Dioecesis Adamanteae Diocese de Diamantino | |
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 Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Diamantino in 2010 | |
| Location | |
| Country |  Brazil |
| Ecclesiastical province | Cuiabá |
| Metropolitan | Cuiabá |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 105,406 km2 (40,697 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2006) 269,192 188,434 (70%) |
| Information | |
| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Established | 22 March 1929 (95 years ago) |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Diamantino |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Vital Chitolina, SCI |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Mílton Antônio dos Santos |
| Map | |
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| Website | |
| Website of the Diocese | |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Diamantino (Latin: Dioecesis Adamanteae) is a diocese located in the city of Diamantino in the ecclesiastical province of Cuiabá in Brazil.
History
[edit]- 22 March 1929: Established as Territorial Prelature of Diamantino from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Cuiabá
- 16 October 1979: Promoted as Diocese of Diamantino
- 6 February 1982: Lost territory to establish Diocese of Sinop
- 23 December 1997: Lost territory, along with Diocese of Ji-Paraná, to establish Diocese of Juína
Bishops
[edit]Ordinaries, in reverse chronological order
[edit]- Bishops of Diamantino (Latin Rite)
- Vital Chitolina, S.C.I. (2011.12.28 - present)
- Canísio Klaus (1998.08.26 – 2011.12.28), appointed Bishop of Santa Cruz do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul
- Agostinho Willy Kist, S.J. (1982.11.15 – 1998.08.26)
- Henrique Froehlich, S.J. (1979.10.16 – 1982.03.25), appointed Bishop of Sinop, Mato Grosso
- Prelates of Diamantino (Roman Rite)
- Henrique Froehlich, S.J. (1971.11.29 – 1979.10.16)
- Alonso Silveira de Mello, S.J. (1955.06.13 – 1971.11.29; Apostolic Administrator 1949.11.12 – 1955.06.13)
Coadjutor bishop
[edit]- Canísio Klaus (1998)
References
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