Archdiocese of Palma
| Archdiocese of Palma | |
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Country | Brazil |
| Diocesan bishop | Pedro Brito Guimarães |
| founding | 1996 |
| surface | 34,007 km² |
| Parishes | 36 (December 31, 2013 / AP2014 ) |
| Residents | 206,000 (December 31, 2013 / AP2014 ) |
| Catholics | 158,000 (December 31, 2013 / AP2014 ) |
| proportion of | 76.7% |
| Diocesan priest | 54 ( 12/31/2013 / AP2014 ) |
| Religious priest | 7 (December 31, 2013 / AP2014 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 2,590 |
| Permanent deacons | 22 (December 31, 2013 / AP2014 ) |
| Friars | 9 (December 31, 2013 / AP2014 ) |
| Religious sisters | 59 ( 12/31/2013 / AP2014 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | Portuguese |
| cathedral | São José |
| address | CP 261 504 Sul Alameda 04 Lot 15 77054-970 Palmas, TO Brazil |
| Website | http://www.arquidiocesedepalmas.org.br/ |
| Suffragan dioceses |
Diocese of Cristalândia Diocese of Miracema do Tocantins Diocese of Porto Nacional Diocese of Tocantinópolis |
The Archdiocese of Palmas ( lat. : Archidioecesis palmensis in Brasilia ) is a in Brazil located Roman Catholic Archdiocese based in Palmas in the state of Tocantins .
history
The Archdiocese of Palmas was established on March 27, 1996 by Pope John Paul II with the Papal Bull Maiori spirituali bono from cedings of the Diocese of Miracema do Tocantins and the Diocese of Porto Nacional .
Archbishops of Palmas
- Alberto Taveira Corrêa , 1996–2009, then Archbishop of Belém do Pará
- Pedro Brito Guimarães , since 2010