Diocese of Jataí

Diocese of Jataí Dioecesis Iataiensis
Location
Country	Brazil
Ecclesiastical province	Goiânia
Statistics
Area	62,978 km^2 (24,316 sq mi)
Population Total Catholics	(as of 2006) 543,000 441,000 (81.2%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Established	26 March 1956 (69 years ago)
Cathedral	Holy Spirit Cathedral, Jataí
Current leadership
Pope	Leo XIV
Bishop	Joaquim Carlos Carvalho, O.S.B.
Website
https://www.diocesedejatai.org/

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Jataí (Latin: Dioecesis Iataiensis) is a diocese located in the city of Jataí in the ecclesiastical province of Goiânia in Brazil.

History

On 21 June 1929 Pope Pius XI established the Territorial Prelature of Jataí from the Diocese of Goiás. Pope Pius XII elevated the prelature to the Diocese of Jataí on 26 March 1956.^[1][2]

Bishops

Ordinaries

Prelates of Jataí

• Bishop Germán Vega Campón, O.S.A. (1941.04.19 – 1955.05.08)

Bishops of Jataí

• Bishop Abel Ribeiro Camelo (1957.01.17 – 1960.05.14), appointed Bishop of Goiás
• Bishop Benedito Domingos Vito Coscia, O.F.M. (1961.06.08 – 1999.02.24). Died 2008.04.30.
• Bishop Miguel Pedro Mundo (1999.02.24 – 1999.05.19). Died in office.
• Bishop Aloísio Hilário de Pinho, F.D.P. (1999.12.22 – 2009.12.16)
• Bishop José Luis Majella Delgado, C.Ss.R. (2010.03.06 – 2014.05.28), appointed Archbishop of Pouso Alegre, Minas Gerais
• Bishop Nélio Domingos Zortea (2015 – 2023.03.29), appointed Bishop of Cruz Alta, Rio Grande do Sul
• Bishop Joaquim Carlos Carvalho, O.S.B. (2023 - ...)

Auxiliary bishops of Jatai

• Miguel Pedro Mundo (1978.03.06 – 1999.02.24), appointed Bishop of Jataí
• Mathias William Schmidt, O.S.B. (1972.06.10 - 1976.05.14), appointed Bishop of Ruy Barbosa (Rui Barbosa), Bahia

References

1. "Diocese of Jataí". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2014-02-16.
2. "Diocese of Jataí". Giga-Catholic. Retrieved 2014-02-16.

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