Diocese of Cristalândia

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Diocese of Cristalândia
Basic data
Country Brazil
Metropolitan bishopric Archdiocese of Palma
Diocesan bishop Wellington de Queiroz Vieira
surface 62,691 km²
Parishes 17 (July 10, 2019)
Residents 245.020 (July 10, 2019)
Catholics 138,750 (July 10, 2019)
proportion of 56.6%
Diocesan priest 19 (July 10, 2019)
Religious priest 2 (July 10, 2019)
Catholics per priest 6,607
Permanent deacons 1 (July 10, 2019)
Friars 2 (July 10, 2019)
Religious sisters 23 (July 10, 2019)
rite Roman rite
Liturgical language Portuguese
cathedral Nossa Senhora do Perpétuo Socorro
Website http://www.prelaziadecristalandia.com.br/

The diocese Cristalândia ( Latin Diocesis Cristalandiensis ) is in Brazil located Roman Catholic diocese based in Cristalândia in the state of Tocantins .

history

The Territorial Prelature Cristalândia was on March 26, 1956 by Pope Pius XII. built with the Papal Bull Ne quid Filiis from cessions of territory by the Territorial Prelature Bananal and subordinated to the Archdiocese of Goiânia as a suffragan . On May 13, 1969, the Cristalândia Territorial Prelature ceded parts of its territory to establish the São Félix Territorial Prelature . A further assignment of territory took place on March 27, 1976 to establish the territorial prelature Santíssima Conceição do Araguaia . On March 27, 1996, the Territorial Prelature Cristalândia was subordinated to the Archdiocese of Palmas as a suffragan.

In 1994, Prelate Heriberto Hermes OSB founded the Center for Human Rights in Cristalândia CDHC ( Portuguese Centro de Direitos Humanos de Cristalândia) and other human rights centers, together with the Konrad Adenauer Foundation , among others .

Pope Francis elevated the territorial prelature to the rank of diocese on July 10, 2019. The previous prelate Wellington de Queiroz Vieira was also appointed first diocesan bishop .

territory

After adjusting the diocese borders to the bishopric includes diocese Miracema do Tocantins that located in the state of Tocantins Municipalities Araguaçu , Caseara , Chapada de Areia , Cristalândia, Divinópolis , Dorilândia , Dueré , Formoso do Araguaia , Lagoa da Confusão , Marianópolis , Monte Santo do Tocantins , Nova Roslândia , Paraíso do Tocantins , Pium , Pugmil and Sandolândia as well as the Municipios Bonópolis , Mutunópolis , Novo Planalto , Porangatu and São Miguel do Araguaia in the state of Goiás .

Ordinaries

Prelates of Cristalândia

bishop

  • Wellington de Queiroz Vieira, since 2019

See also

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c Elevazione a Diocesi della Prelatura Territoriale di Cristalândia (Brazil) e nomina del primo Vescovo. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office, July 10, 2019, accessed July 10, 2019 (Italian).
  2. ↑ Celebração das Bodas de Prata Episcopais e 55 anos de sacerdócio de Dom Heriberto Hermes , Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung , October 27, 2015 (pt.)
  3. ↑ 60 Brazilians successfully trained as lay legal advisors , Konrad Adenauer Foundation, October 10, 2017