Roman Catholic Diocese of Rondonópolis-Guiratinga

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.

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

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