The Diocese of Guiratinga (Dioecesis Guiratingensis) was a former ecclesiastical circumscription of the Catholic Church in Brazil, belonging to the Ecclesiastical Province of Cuiabá and the West II Regional Bishops' Council of the National Conference of Bishops of Brazil, being a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Cuiabá. The episcopal see is the Cathedral St. John the Baptist in the city of Guiratinga in the state of Mato Grosso.
The Prelature Registry Araguaia (Territorialis Praelatura Registrensis or Territorialis Praelatura registration Araguaia) was erected on May 12, 1914, by Pope Pius X, by decree of the Sacred Congregation Concistorial
from territory taken from the Archdiocese Cuiabá, and delivered by the Holy See to the care of the Salesians.
1st Bishop Prelate: Don Antonio Malan - SDB - (1914-1924)
Apostolic Administrator: Mons. Conturon John the Baptist (1924 - 1937)
2nd Bishop Prelate: Bishop Jose Selva - SDB (1937-1956)
3rd Bishop Prelate: Don Camillo Faresin - SDB (1956-1969)
Pope Paul VI, on May 27, 1969, changed the name to Prelature of Guiratinga (Territorialis Praelatura Guiratingensis). On October 3, 1981, it was promoted to the rank of diocese by Pope John Paul II.
History
* May 12, 1914: Established as Territorial Prelature of Registro do Araguaia from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Cuiabá
* June 15, 1957: Lost territory to establish Diocese of Campo Grande
* May 13, 1969: Lost territory to establish Territorial Prelature of São Félix
* May 27, 1969: Renamed as Territorial Prelature of Guiratinga
* October 3, 1981: Promoted as Diocese of Guiratinga
* February 27, 1982: Lost territory to establish Diocese of Barra do Garças
* June 25, 2014: Suppressed to the Diocese of Rondonopolis (renamed Rondonopolis - Guiratinga), Diocese of Paranatinga (renamed Primavera do Leste – Parataninga), and Diocese of Barra do Garças
Leadership
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Bishop
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s of Guiratinga (Roman rite)
** Bishop
Derek John Christopher Byrne
Derek Byrne S.P.S. (born 17 January 1948) is an Irish prelate of the Catholic Church and a member of the St. Patrick's Missionary Society (Kiltegan Fathers) who was bishop of Primavera do Leste–Paranatinga in Brazil from 2014 to 2023. He was ...
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S.P.S. (2008.12.24 – 2014.06.25)
** Bishop
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This name may refer to:
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* Sebastião (given name)
Places
* Sebastião Barros, a town in the state of PiauÃ, Brazil
* Sebastião Laranjeiras, a city in the state of Bahia, Brazil
* Sebastião Lea ...
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O.F.M. (2001.08.29 – 2007.12.20)
** Bishop
José Foralosso
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S.D.B. (1991.11.20 – 2000.01.12)
** Bishop
Camillo Faresin
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People with the name include:
* Camillo Agrippa, Italian Renaissance fencer, architect, engineer and mathematician
* Camillo Almici (1714†...
, S.D.B. (1981.10.03 – 1991.11.20)
* Prelates of Guiratinga (Roman Rite)
** Bishop Camillo Faresin, S.D.B. (1969.05.27 – 1981.10.03)
* Prelates of Registro do Araguaia (Roman Rite)
** Bishop Camillo Faresin, S.D.B. (1956.09.14 – 1969.05.27)
** Bishop
José Selva
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, S.D.B. (1937.12.27 – 1956.08.13)
** Fr. João Batista Conturon, S.D.B. (Apostolic Administrator 1925.07.21 – 1937)
** Bishop
Antônio Malan
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, S.D.B. (1914.05.25 – 1924.01.03)
References
External links
GCatholic.org
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Former Roman Catholic dioceses in America
Christian organizations established in 1914
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Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 20th century