Diocese of Diamantino, Brazil 🇧🇷 (original) (raw)
Celebrations
History
- 1929.03.22: Established as Territorial Prelature of Diamantino / Adamanteæ (Latin) (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Cuiabá and became suffragan of Cuiabá)
- 1979.10.16: Promoted as Diocese of Diamantino / Adamanteæ (Latin)
- 1982.02.06: Lost territory to establish Diocese of Sinop
- 1997.12.23: Lost territory to establish Diocese of JuÃna
Present Prelates
Ordinaries
| Bishops of Diamantino (Roman Rite) |
|---|
 Bishop Vital Chitolina, S.C.I. (70) (2011.12.28 – ...)Bishop of Diamantino (Brazil)Preparai o caminho do SenhorBorn:1954.01.03 (Tuparendi, RS, Brazil)Ordained Priest:1984.12.16Consecrated Bishop:1998.04.19Bishop-Prelate of Paranatinga (Brazil) (1997.12.23 – 2011.12.28)Bishop of Diamantino (Brazil) (2011.12.28 – ...) |
| Bishop CanÃsio Klaus (72) (1998.08.26 – 2010.05.19)Bishop of Sinop (Brazil)Enviado para EvangelizarBorn:1951.10.09 (Arroio do Meio, RS, Brazil)Ordained Priest:1979.12.28Consecrated Bishop:1998.06.21Priest of Santa Cruz do Sul (Brazil) (1979.12.28 – 1998.04.22)Coadjutor Bishop of Diamantino (Brazil) (1998.04.22 – 1998.08.26)Bishop of Diamantino (Brazil) (1998.08.26 – 2010.05.19)Bishop of Santa Cruz do Sul (Brazil) (2010.05.19 – 2016.01.20)Bishop of Sinop (Brazil) (2016.01.20 – ...) |
| Bishop Agostinho Willy Kist, S.J. (1982.11.15 – 1998.08.26)Born:1925.12.10 (Brazil)Ordained Priest:1956.12.16Consecrated Bishop:1983.02.11Died:2002.02.28 (†76)Bishop of Diamantino (Brazil) (1982.11.15 – 1998.08.26) |
| Bishop Henrique Froehlich, S.J. (1979.10.16 – 1982.03.25)Born:1919.11.22 (Brazil)Ordained Priest:1952.12.03Consecrated Bishop:1972.02.20Died:2003.12.28 (†84)Titular Bishop of Iomnium (1971.11.29 – 1978.05.26)Bishop-Prelate of Diamantino (Brazil) (1971.11.29 – 1979.10.16)Bishop of Diamantino (Brazil) (1979.10.16 – 1982.03.25)Bishop of Sinop (Brazil) (1982.03.25 – 1995.03.22) |
| Prelates of Diamantino (Roman Rite) |
| Bishop Henrique Froehlich, S.J. (1971.11.29 – 1979.10.16)(see above) |
| Bishop Alonso Silveira de Mello, S.J. (1955.06.13 – 1971.11.29)Born:1901.01.21 (Brazil)Ordained Priest:1932.12.06Consecrated Bishop:1955.08.21Died:1987.10.02 (†86)Apostolic Administrator of Diamantino (Brazil) (1949.11.12 – 1955.06.13)Titular Bishop of Nasai (1955.06.13 – 1971.11.29)Bishop-Prelate of Diamantino (Brazil) (1955.06.13 – 1971.11.29) |
| Fr. Alonso Silveira de Mello, S.J. (later Bishop) (Apostolic Administrator 1949.11.12 – 1955.06.13) |
Former Prelates
- Coadjutor Bishop: Bishop CanÃsio Klaus (72) (1998.04.22 – 1998.08.26)
Statistics (2022.12.31)
Area: 121,300 km²
Population: 286,000 Catholics (54.7% of 522,500 total)
Pastoral Centres: 19 parishes, 306 missions
Personnel: 43 priests (22 diocesan, 21 religious), 54 religious (26 brothers, 28 sisters), 10 seminarians