The Roman Catholic Diocese of Tocantinópolis ( la, Dioecesis Tocantinopolitanus) is a

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located in the city of

Tocantinópolis Tocantinópolis is a municipality in the state of Tocantins in the Northern region of Brazil. See also *List of municipalities in Tocantins This is a list of the municipalities in the state of Tocantins (TO), located in the North Region of Br ...

in the

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of Palmas in Brazil.

History

* 20 December 1954: Established as Territorial Prelature of Tocantinópolis from the Diocese of Porto Nacional * 30 October 1980: Promoted as Diocese of Tocantinópolis * 31 January 2023: Lost territories to establish the Diocese of Araguaína

Bishops

* Prelates of Tocantinópolis (Roman Rite) **Cornélio Chizzini, F.D.P. † (12 April 1962 - 30 October 1980) became bishop of the diocese *

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s of Tocantinópolis (Roman rite) **Cornélio Chizzini, F.D.P. (30 October 1980 - 12 August 1981) Died **

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, F.D.P. (9 November 1981 - 22 December 1999) Appointed, Bishop of

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**Miguel Ângelo Freitas Ribeiro (17 January 2001 - 31 October 2007) Appointed, Bishop of Oliveira **Giovane Pereira de Melo (4 March 2009 – present)

Other priest of this diocese who became bishop

* Wellington de Queiroz Vieira, appointed Prelate of Cristalândia, Goias in 2017

References

GCatholic.org

Diocese website (Portuguese)
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