Roman Catholic Diocese of Miracema do Tocantins
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.
Diocese of Miracema do Tocantins Dioecesis Miracemanus Tocantinensis | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Country | Brazil |
| Ecclesiastical province | Palmas |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 47,816 km2 (18,462 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2019) 224,620 153,760 (68.5%) |
| Information | |
| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Established | 11 October 1966 (57 years ago) |
| Cathedral | Catedral Santa Terezinha do Menino Jesus |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Philip Dickmans |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Pedro Brito Guimarães |
History
- October 11, 1966: Established as Territorial Prelature of Miracema do Norte from the Diocese of Porto Nacional
- August 4, 1981: Promoted as Diocese of Miracema do Norte
- October 14, 1989: Renamed as Diocese of Miracema do Tocantins
- July 10, 2019: Territory modified along with neighbouring Roman Catholic Diocese of Cristalândia
- January 31, 2023: Lost territories to establish the Roman Catholic Diocese of Araguaína
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
- Bishops of Miracema do Tocantins (Roman rite), below
- Bishop of Miracema do Norte (Roman Rite), below
- Bishop James Collins, C.Ss.R. (1981.09.17 – 1989.10.04)
- Prelate of Miracema do Norte (Roman Rite), below
- Bishop James Collins, C.Ss.R. (1966.10.27 – 1981.09.17)
Coadjutor bishop
- João José Burke, O.F.M. (1995-1996)
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