Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Goiânia
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Goiânia (Latin: Archidioecesis Goianiensis) is an archdiocese located in the city of Goiânia in Brazil.
Archdiocese of Goiânia Archidioecesis Goianiensis Arquidiocese de Goiânia | |
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Location | |
Country | Brazil |
Ecclesiastical province | Goiânia |
Statistics | |
Area | 13,855 km2 (5,349 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics (including non-members) | (as of 2006) 1,850,000 1,115,550 (60.3%) |
Information | |
Rite | Latin Rite |
Established | 26 March 1956 (64 years ago) |
Cathedral | Catedral Metropolitana Nossa Senhora Auxiliadora |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Washington Cruz, CP |
Auxiliary Bishops | Levi Bonatto, Opus Dei Moacir Silva Arantes |
Website | |
arquidiocesedegoiania |
History
- March 26, 1956: Established as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Goiânia from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Goiás
Special churches
- Minor Basilica:
- Basílica do Divino Pai Eterno, Trindade
Bishops
(all Roman Rite)
Episcopal ordinaries
- Fernando Gomes dos Santos (7 March 1957 – 1 June 1985)
- Antônio Ribeiro de Oliveira (23 October 1985 – 8 May 2002)
- Washington Cruz, CP (8 May 2002 – )
Auxiliary bishops
- Antônio Ribeiro de Oliveira (1975-1985), appointed Archbishop here
- Waldemar Passini Dalbello (2009-2014), appointed Coadjutor Bishop of Luziânia, Goias
- Levi Bonatto, Opus Dei (2014-
- Moacir Silva Arantes (2016-
Suffragan dioceses
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