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Roman Catholic Diocese of Primavera do Leste–Paranatinga
The Diocese of Primavera do Leste–Paranatinga (Latin: Diocesis Primavera non Leste-Paranatinguensis) is a Latin suffragan Roman Catholic Diocese in the state of Mato Grosso, in the Ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archbishop of Cuiabá in Brazil.
Diocese of Leste–Paranatinga Diocesis Primavera non Leste-Paranatinguensis Diocese de Primavera do Leste-Paranatinga | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Brazil |
| Ecclesiastical province | Cuiabá |
| Metropolitan | Cuiabá |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 98,056 km2 (37,860 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2014) 170,000 127,500 (75%) |
| Information | |
| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Established | 25 June 2014 (8 years ago) |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of St. Francis Xavier in Paranatinga |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Derek John Christopher Byrne |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Mílton Antônio dos Santos |
Its Cathedral episcopal see is the Catedral São Cristóvão, in Primavera do Leste. It also has a Co-Cathedral Co-Catedral São Francisco Xavier, in Paranatinga.
History
- On December 23, 1997, the Territorial Prelature of Paranatinga was established on territory split off from the Diocese of Barra do Garças, Diocese of Rondonópolis and Diocese of Sinop
- 25 June 2014: Suppressed to become Diocese of Primavera do Leste–Paranatinga
Incumbent Prelates
(all Latin Rite)
- Territorial Prelate of Paranatinga
- Vital Chitolina, Dehonians (S.C.I.) (December 23, 1997 - December 28, 2011), later Bishop of Diamantino (Brazil) (2011.12.28 – ...)
- Diocesan Suffragan Bishops of Primavera do Leste–Paranatinga
- Derek John Christopher Byrne, Saint Patrick's Society for the Foreign Missions (S.P.S.) (June 25, 2014 - ...), previously Bishop of Guiratinga (Brazil) (2008.12.24 – 2014.06.25)
References
- GCatholic.org, with incumbent biography links
- Catholic Hierarchy