Roman Catholic Diocese of Porto Nacional

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Diocese of Porto Nacional

Dioecesis Portus Nationalis
Catedral de Nossa Senhora das Merces.JPG
Cathedral Nossa Senhora das Mercês
Location
Country Brazil
Ecclesiastical province Palmas
Statistics
Area96,488 km2 (37,254 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2004)
319,861
276,000 (86.3%)
Information
Rite Latin Rite
Established20 December 1915 (107 years ago)
CathedralCatedral Nossa Senhora das Mercês
Current leadership
Pope Francis
Bishop Romualdo Matias Kujawski
Metropolitan Archbishop Pedro Brito Guimarães
Bishops emeritus Geraldo Vieira Gusmão
Map
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Porto Nacional (Latin : Dioecesis Portus Nationalis) is a diocese located in the city of Porto Nacional in the Ecclesiastical province of Palmas in Brazil.

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History

Bishops

Coadjutor bishops

Auxiliary bishop

Other priest of this diocese who became bishop

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