Diocese of Itumbiara

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Itumbiara (Latin: Itumbiaren(sis)) is a diocese located in the city of Itumbiara in the ecclesiastical province of Goiânia in Brazil.

Diocese of Itumbiara Dioecesis Itumbiarensis
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Location
Country	Brazil
Ecclesiastical province	Goiânia
Statistics
Area	21,871 km2 (8,444 sq mi)
Population Total Catholics	(as of 2004) 283,383 221,038 (78.0%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Established	11 October 1966 (58 years ago)
Cathedral	Catedral Santa Rita de Cássia
Current leadership
Pope	Leo XIV
Bishop	José Aparecido Gonçalves de Almeida, C.S.S.
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Statistics

According to the Pontifical Yearbook 2020 the diocese had at the end of 2019 a total of 234 170 baptized faithful.

History

• October 11, 1966: Established as Diocese of Itumbiara from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Goiânia.^[1]

Leadership, in reverse chronological order

• Bishops of Itumbiara (Roman rite)
  • Bishop Antônio Fernando Brochini, C.S.S. (2014.10.15 - 2003. 06. 25)^[2]
  • Bishop Antônio Lino da Silva Dinis (1999.02.24 – 2013.12.01)
  • Bishop Celso Pereira de Almeida, O.P. (1995.01.25 – 1998.05.06)
  • Bishop José Carlos Castanho de Almeida (1987.09.05 – 1994.03.23), appointed Bishop of Araçatuba, São Paulo
  • Bishop José Belvino do Nascimento (1981.06.27 – 1987.02.06), appointed Coadjutor Bishop of Patos de Minas, Minas Gerais
  • Bishop José de Lima (1973.04.13 – 1981.06.07), appointed Bishop of Sete Lagoas, Minas Gerais
  • Bishop José Francisco Versiani Velloso (1966.10.27 – 1972.05.17)