Roman Catholic Diocese of Miracema do Tocantins

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Diocese of Miracema do Tocantins

Dioecesis Miracemanus Tocantinensis
Location
Country Brazil
Ecclesiastical province Palmas
Statistics
Area47,816 km2 (18,462 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics (including non-members)
(as of 2019)
224,620
153,760 (68.5%)
Information
Rite Latin Rite
Established11 October 1966 (55 years ago)
CathedralCatedral Santa Terezinha do Menino Jesus
Current leadership
Pope Francis
Bishop Philip Dickmans
Metropolitan Archbishop Pedro Brito Guimarães

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Miracema do Tocantins (Latin : Dioecesis Miracemanus Tocantinensis) is a diocese located in the city of Miracema do Tocantins in the Ecclesiastical province of Palmas in Brazil.

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History

Statistics

As per 10 July 2019, in time of modification, it pastorally served 153,760 Catholics (68.5% of 224,620 total) on 47,816 km² in 22 parishes with 21 priests (19 diocesan, 2 religious), 10 deacons, 31 lay religious (4 brothers, 27 sisters) and 7 seminarians. [1]

Leadership

Ordinaries, in reverse chronological order

Coadjutor bishop

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