Jurisdiction: | Diocese |
Uruaçu | |
Latin: | Dioecesis Uruassuensis |
Local: | Diocese de Uruaçu |
Country: | Brazil |
Rite: | Latin Rite |
Established: | 26 March 1956 (years ago) |
Cathedral: | Cathedral of St Anne in Uruaçu |
Area Km2: | 43,000 |
Population: | 376,000 |
Population As Of: | 2010 |
Catholics: | 319,000 |
Catholics Percent: | 84.8 |
Bishop: | Giovanni Carlos Caldas Barroca |
Emeritus Bishops: | José da Silva Chaves |
Map: | DiocesisGoiasDistritoFederal.jpg |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Uruaçu (Latin: Dioecesis Uruassuensis) is a diocese located in the city of Uruaçu in the ecclesiastical province of Brasília in Brazil.
On June 17, 2020, Giovanni Carlos Caldas Barroca, a priest of the Brasilia archdiocese, was appointed the new Bishop here.