Roman Catholic Diocese of Itumbiara explained

Jurisdiction:	Diocese
Itumbiara
Latin:	Dioecesis Itumbiarensis
Coat:	Brasão Diocese de Itumbiara.jpg
Country:	Brazil
Rite:	Latin Rite
Established:	11 October 1966 (years ago)
Cathedral:	Catedral Santa Rita de Cássia
Area Km2:	21,871
Population:	283,383
Population As Of:	2004
Catholics:	221,038
Catholics Percent:	78.0
Bishop:	José Aparecido Gonçalves de Almeida, C.S.S.
Map:	DiocesisGoiasDistritoFederal.jpg

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

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)

References

• GCatholic.org
• Catholic Hierarchy
• Diocese website (Portuguese)

Notes and References

1. (en latín) Bula De animarum utilitate, AAS 59 (1967), pp. 323-326
2. Web site: Diocese of Jaboticabal, Brazil. GCatholic. 2019-12-09.