Jurisdiction: | Diocese |
Araguaína | |
Local: | Diocese de Araguaína |
Country: | Brazil |
Metropolitan: | Pedro Brito Guimarães |
Territory: | Aragominas, Araguaína, Araguanã, Arapoema, Babaçulândia, Bandeirantes do Tocantins, Barra do Ouro, Campos Lindos, Carmolândia, Filadélfia, Goiatins, Muricilândia, Nova Olinda do Tocantins, Palmeirante, Pau d’Arco, Piraquê, Santa Fé do Araguaia, Xambioá, and Wanderlândia |
Province: | Province of Palmas |
Area Km2: | 35,826.93 |
Population: | 308,278 |
Catholics: | 215,794 |
Parishes: | 22 |
Denomination: | Roman Catholic |
Rite: | Roman Rite |
Priests: | 18 |
Bishop Title: | Bishop-elect |
Bishop: | Giovane Pereira de Melo |
Map: | Diocese of Araguaina BR.svg |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Araguaína is a diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in Brazil.[1] [2]
On 31 January 2023 the diocese was established from the diocesan territories of Tocantinópolis and Miracema do Tocantins.