Roman Catholic Diocese of Jataí

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Diocese of Jataí

Dioecesis Iataiensis
Location
Country Brazil
Ecclesiastical province Goiânia
Statistics
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Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2006)
543,000
441,000 (81.2%)
Information
Rite Latin Rite
Established 26 March 1956 (68 years ago)
Cathedral Catedral Divino Espírito Santo
Current leadership
Pope Francis
Bishop Nelio Domingos Zortea
Emeritus Bishops Aloísio Hilário de Pinho, F.D.P.

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Jataí (Latin: Dioecesis Iataiensis) is a diocese located in the city of Jataí in the Ecclesiastical province of Goiânia in Brazil.

History

On 21 June 1929 Pope Pius XI established the Territorial Prelature of Jataí from the Diocese of Goiás. Pope Pius XII elevated the prelature to the Diocese of Jataí on 26 March 1956.[1][2]

Ordinaries

  • Prelates of Jataí
    • Bishop Germán Vega Campón, O.S.A. (1941.04.19 – 1955.05.08)
  • Bishops of Jataí
    • Bishop Abel Ribeiro Camelo (1957.01.17 – 1960.05.14)
    • Bishop Benedito Domingos Vito Coscia, O.F.M. (1961.06.08 – 1999.02.24)
    • Bishop Miguel Pedro Mundo (1999.02.24 – 1999.05.19)
    • Bishop Aloísio Hilário de Pinho, F.D.P. (1999.12.22 – 2009.12.16)
    • Bishop José Luis Majella Delgado, C.Ss.R. (2010.03.06 - 2014.05.28)
    • Bishop Nelio Domingos Zortea, (2015-)

References

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