Roman Catholic Diocese of Rondonópolis-Guiratinga

Diocese of Rondonópolis-Guiratinga Dioecesis Rondonopolitanus-Guiratingensis Diocese de Rondonópolis-Guiratinga
Cathedral of the Holy Cross in Rondonópolis in 2010
Location
Country	Brazil
Ecclesiastical province	Cuiabá
Metropolitan	Cuiabá
Statistics
Area	89,666 km2 (34,620 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2010) 444,800 340,000 (76.4%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Established	13 July 1940 (84 years ago)
Cathedral	Cathedral of the Holy Cross in Rondonópolis
Co-cathedral	Co-Cathedral of St. John the Baptist
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Sede vacante
Metropolitan Archbishop	Mílton Antônio dos Santos
Map
Website
Website of the Diocese

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Rondonópolis-Guiratinga (Latin: Dioecesis Rondonopolitanus--Guiratingensis) is a diocese located in the city of Rondonópolis in the ecclesiastical province of Cuiabá in Brazil.

History

• July 13, 1940: Established as Territorial Prelature of Chapada from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Cuiabá
• November 25, 1961: Renamed as Territorial Prelature of Rondonópolis
• February 15, 1986: Promoted as Diocese of Rondonópolis
• June 25, 2014: Renamed as Diocese of Diocese of Rondonópolis-Guiratinga

Bishops

Ordinaries, in reverse chronological order

• Bishops of Rondonópolis (Roman rite)
  • Bishop Juventino Kestering (1997.11.19 – 2021.03.28)
  • Bishop Osório Willibaldo Stoffel, O.F.M. (1986.02.15 – 1997.11.19)
• Prelates of Rondonópolis (Roman Rite)
  • Bishop Osório Willibaldo Stoffel, O.F.M. (1970.11.27 – 1986.02.15)
  • Bishop Vunibaldo Godchard Talleur, O.F.M. (1961.11.25 – 1970)
• Prelates of Chapada (Roman Rite)
  • Bishop Vunibaldo Godchard Talleur, O.F.M. (1947.12.20 – 1961.11.25)

Other priest of this diocese who became bishop

• Giovane Pereira de Melo, appointed Bishop of Tocantinópolis, Tocantins in 2009

References

• GCatholic.org
• Catholic Hierarchy