Roman Catholic Diocese of São Luís de Montes Belos

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Diocese of São Luís de Montes Belos

Dioecesis Sancti Aloisii de Montes Belos
Location
Country Brazil
Ecclesiastical province Goiânia
Statistics
Area42,671 km2 (16,475 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2004)
294,008
207,283 (70.5%)
Information
Sui iuris church Latin Church
Rite Roman Rite
Established25 November 1961 (62 years ago)
CathedralCatedral São Luís Gonzaga
Current leadership
Pope Francis
Bishop Lindomar Rocha Mota
Bishops emeritusCarmelo Scampa
Map
DiocesisGoiasDistritoFederal.jpg

The Roman Catholic Diocese of São Luís de Montes Belos (Latin : Dioecesis Sancti Aloisii de Montes Belos) is a diocese centred on the city of São Luís de Montes Belos and part of the ecclesiastical province of Goiânia in Brazil.

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History

It was established as the Territorial Prelature of São Luís de Montes Belos on 25 November 1961 with territory taken from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Goiânia, the Diocese of Goiás and the Diocese of Jataí, and was entrusted to the Dutch members of the Passionist religious institute. [1]

It became the Diocese of São Luís de Montes Belos on 4 August 1981.

Bishops

Ordinaries

Auxiliary bishop

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