The Roman Catholic Diocese of Cristalândia ( la, Dioecesis Cristalandiensis) is a
diocese in the
Ecclesiastical province of
Palmas in central
Brazil.
Its episcopal cathedral is the Marian Catedral Prelatícia Nossa Senhora do Perpétuo Socorro, dedicated to
Our Lady of Perpetual Support, in the city of
Cristalândia in the
Amazonia
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n state of
Tocantins.
History
* Established on 26 March 1956 as Territorial Prelature of Cristalândia, on territories split off from the
Territorial Prelature of São José de Alto Tocantins
The Territorial Prelature of São José de Alto Tocantins was a short-lived (1924–1956) Latin Church missionary jurisdiction of the Catholic Church administered by the Claretians in inner Brazil's Amazon basin.
History
Established on 25 July ...
and the (suppressed)
Territorial Prelature of Bananal
* It lost territories twice to daughter jurisdictions : on 1969.05.13 to establish
Territorial Prelature of São Félix
The Territorial Prelature of São Félix (do Araguaia) ( la, Praelatura Territorialis Sancti Felicis) is a Roman Catholic territorial prelature in the Brazilian state of Mato Grosso.
It is a suffragan in the Ecclesiastical province of the Metro ...
(in the Ecclesiastical Province of
Cuiaba), and on 1976.03.27 to establish
Territorial Prelature of Santíssima Conceição do Araguaia (now a sister diocese in Palmas province).
* On 10 July 2019 was elevated in the rank of diocese and its territory was modified along with the territory of the neighbouring
Roman Catholic Diocese of Miracema do Tocantins
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Miracema do Tocantins ( la, Dioecesis Miracemanus Tocantinensis) is a diocese located in the city of Miracema do Tocantins in the ecclesiastical province of Palmas in Brazil.
History
* October 11, 1966: Establishe ...
.
Statistics
As per 2015, it pastorally served 176,700 Catholics (80.0% of 221,000 total) on 62,691 km² in 17 parishes and 80 missions with 20 priests (16 diocesan, 4 religious), 1 deacon, 25 lay religious (5 brothers, 20 sisters) and 2 seminarians.
As per 10 July 2019, in time of modification, it pastorally served 138,750 Catholics (56.6% of 245,020 total) on 62,691 km² in 17 parishes and 80 missions with 19 priests (17 diocesan, 2 religious), no deacons, 25 lay religious (2 brothers, 23 sisters) and 10 seminarians.
Episcopal Ordinaries
(all
Roman rite
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; initially members of missionary Latin congregations)
;''
Bishop-Prelates of Cristalândia
*
Jaime Antônio Schuck,
O.F.M. (born USA) (1958.11.25 – retired 1988.05.11), initially
Titular Bishop of
Avissa Avitta Bibba was a town in the Roman province of Africa Proconsularis. The town is tentatively identified with ruins at Henchir-Bour-Aouitta in Tunisia.
Bishopric
As a bishopric, Avitta Bibba was a suffragan of the metropolitan see of Carthage ...
(1958.11.25 – 1978.05.26), died 1993
*
Olívio Teodoro Obalhe Olivio may refer to:
* Olivio (restaurant), Dutch Michelin starred restaurant
People
* Olívio Dutra (born 1941), Brazilian politician
* Olívio Aurélio Fazza (1925–2008), Brazilian Bishop of the Roman Catholic Church
* Olivio da Rosa (born 1 ...
,
O.F.M. (first native incumbent) (1988.05.11 – died 1989.09.29), previously
Coadjutor Bishop-Prelate
A coadjutor bishop (or bishop coadjutor) is a bishop in the Catholic, Anglican, and (historically) Eastern Orthodox churches whose main role is to assist the diocesan bishop in the administration of the diocese. The coadjutor (literally, "co- ...
of Cristalândia (1987.03.12 – 1988.05.11)
*
Heriberto Hermes
Heriberto Hermes (25 May 1933 – 3 January 2018) was an American-born Roman Catholic bishop.
Hermes was ordained a priest in 1960 and consecrated a bishop in 1990. He served as bishop of Cristalândia until retirement in 2009. Hermes was born in ...
,
O.S.B. (born USA) (1990.06.20 – retired 2009.02.25), died 2018
*
Rodolfo Luís Weber
Rodolfo is a given name. Notable people with the name include:
* Rodolfo (footballer, born 1992), Brazilian footballer Rodolfo José da Silva Bardella
*Rodolfo Albano III, Filipino politician
* Rodolfo Vera Quizon Sr. (1928-2012), Filipino actor ...
(2009.02.25 – 2015.12.02); next Metropolitan Archbishop of
Passo Fundo (Brazil) (2015.12.02 – ...)
*
Wellington de Queiroz Vieira
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(2016.11.16 - 2019.07.10), no previous prelature.
;''Diocesan Bishops of Cristalândia''
*
Wellington de Queiroz Vieira
Wellington ( mi, Te Whanganui-a-Tara or ) is the capital city of New Zealand. It is located at the south-western tip of the North Island, between Cook Strait and the Remutaka Range. Wellington is the second-largest city in New Zealand by me ...
(2019.07.10 - present).
See also
*
List of Catholic dioceses in Brazil
Sources and References
GCatholic.org, data for all sections, with Google map and HQ picture*
Official website
Roman Catholic dioceses in Brazil
Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Palmas
Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 20th century
Territorial prelatures
Christian organizations established in 1956
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