The Diocese of Ipameri ( la, Dioecesis Ipameriensis) is a
Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or
diocese of the
Catholic Church in
Brazil. It is a
suffragan diocese
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in the
ecclesiastical province of the
metropolitan
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Archdiocese of Goiânia.
Its
cathedral is Catedral Divino Espírito Santo, dedicated to the
Holy Spirit
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, in the
episcopal see
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of
Ipameri
Ipameri is a municipality and Latin Catholic bishopric in southeastern Goiás state, in Brazil. The population was 27,174 (2020) in a total area of 4,368.6 km2. It is a major producer of soybeans, corn and livestock.
Location and connections ...
. The current
bishop is José Francisco Rodrigues do Rêgo.
History
* Established on 11 October 1966 as Diocese of Ipameri, on territory split from its Metropolitan, the
Archdiocese of Goiania.
* Lost territory on 1989.03.29 to establish the
Diocese of Luziânia
Statistics
, it pastorally served 299,000 Catholics (93.4% of 320,000 total population) on 296,426 km² in 17 parishes with 33 priests (17 diocesan, 16 religious), 66 lay religious (21 brothers, 45 sisters) and 5 seminarians.
Episcopal Ordinaries
(all native Brazilians)
;''
Bishops of Ipameri''
*
Gilberto Pereira Lopes (1966.11.03 – 1975.12.19), next
Titular Archbishop of
Aurusuliana (1975.12.19 – 1982.02.10) as
Coadjutor Archbishop of
Campinas (Brazil) (1975.12.19 – 1982.02.10), succeeding as Metropolitan Archbishop of Campinas (Brazil) (1982.02.10 – retired 2004.06.02)
*
Antônio Ribeiro de Oliveira
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Ordained to the priesthood in 1949, Ribeiro de Oliveira served as bishop of the Diocese of Ipameri Brazil, from 1 ...
(1975.12.19 – 1985.10.23); previously Titular Bishop of
Arindela
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(1961.08.25 – 1975.12.19) as
Auxiliary Bishop of Goiânia (Brazil) (1961.08.25 – 1975.12.19); later Metropolitan Archbishop of
Goiânia (Brazil) (1985.10.23 – retired 2002.05.08), died 2017
*
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,
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(1986.12.19 – 1998.07.29), died 2001: previously Bishop of
Grajaú (Brazil) (1984.04.04 – 1986.12.19)
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Apostolic Administrator'' Archbishop
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(1998.07.29 – 1999.05.19), while
Titular Archbishop of
Gemellæ in Numidia (1990.10.31 – 1998.03.07) as
Archbishop Military Ordinariate of
Brazil (1990.10.31 – 2005.11.14); previously Titular Bishop of
Gemellæ in Numidia (1977.06.27 – 1990.10.31) as Auxiliary Bishop of
Archdiocese of Brasília (Brazil) (1977.06.27 – 1990.10.31)
* Guilherme Antônio Werlang,
Missionaries of the Holy Family (M.S.F.) (1999.05.19 – 2018.02.07)), next Bishop of
Lages (Brazil) (2018.02.07 – ...).
*
José Francisco Rodrigues do Rêgo (2019.05.15 - ...,,)
See also
*
List of Catholic dioceses in Brazil
Sources and external links
GCatholic.org, with Google satellite map & HQ picture - data for all sections
Roman Catholic dioceses in Brazil
Religious organizations established in 1966
Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Goiânia
Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 20th century
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