Archdiocese of Goiânia
Archdiocese of Goiânia | |
Basic data | |
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Country | Brazil |
Diocesan bishop | Washington Cruz CP |
Auxiliary bishop |
Levi Bonatto Moacir Silva Arantes |
Vicar General | João James Daiber Rubens Sodré Miranda CSS |
founding | 1956 |
surface | 13,320 km² |
Parishes | 117 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
Residents | 2,445,902 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
Catholics | 1,265,042 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
proportion of | 51.7% |
Diocesan priest | 90 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
Religious priest | 116 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
Catholics per priest | 6.141 |
Permanent deacons | 43 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
Friars | 200 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
Religious sisters | 333 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
rite | Roman rite |
Liturgical language | Portuguese |
cathedral | Catedral Metropolitana Nossa Senhora Auxiliadora |
Website | www.arquidiocesedegoiania.org.br |
Suffragan dioceses |
Diocese of Anápolis Diocese of Goiás Diocese of Ipameri Diocese of Itumbiara Diocese of Jataí Diocese of Rubiataba-Mozarlândia Diocese of São Luís de Montes Belos |
The Archdiocese of Goiânia ( Latin Archidioecesis Goianiensis , Portuguese Arquidiocese de Goiânia ) is in Brazil located Roman Catholic archdiocese , based in Goiânia in the state of Goiás .
history
The Archdiocese of Goiânia was on March 26, 1956 by Pope Pius XII. built with the Apostolic Constitution Sanctissima Christi Voluntas from cessions of territory from the Archdiocese of Goiás . On January 16, 1960, the Archdiocese of Goiânia gave up parts of its territory to establish the Diocese of Brasília . Another assignment of territory took place on November 25, 1961 to establish the territorial prelature of São Luís de Montes Belos . The Archdiocese of Goiânia gave up on October 11, 1966 parts of its territory to establish the dioceses of Anápolis , Ipameri and Itumbiara .
Archbishops of Goiânia
- Fernando Gomes dos Santos , 1957–1985
- Antonio Ribeiro de Oliveira , 1985-2002
- Washington Cruz CP , since 2002
See also
Web links
- Homepage of the Archdiocese of Goiânia (Portuguese)
- Entry on the Archdiocese of Goiânia on catholic-hierarchy.org