Roman Catholic Diocese of Diamantino
- Roman Catholic Diocese of Diamantino
Infobox Diocese| jurisdiction=Diocese
name= Diamantino
latin= Dioecesis Adamanteæ
country= Brazil| metropolitan=Cuiabá
rite=Latin Rite
cathedral = Catedral Imaculada Conceição
cocathedral =
area= 120,084
population= 248,587
population_as_of= 2004
catholics= 177,188
catholics_percent= 71.3
bishop= Canísio Klaus
coadjutor =
auxiliary_bishops =
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Diamantino {Latin: " Adamanteæ "} is a diocese located in the city of Diamantino in the Ecclesiastical province of Cuiabá in Brazil.
History
* March 22, 1929: Established as Territorial Prelature of Diamantino from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Cuiabá
* October 16, 1979: Promoted as Diocese of Diamantino
Leadership
* Bishops of Diamantino (Roman rite)
** Bishop Canísio Klaus (1998.08.26 – present)
** Bishop Agostinho Willy Kist, S.J. (1982.11.15 – 1998.08.26)
** Bishop Henrique Froehlich, S.J. (1979.10.16 – 1982.03.25)
* Prelates of Diamantino (Roman Rite)
** Bishop Henrique Froehlich, S.J. (1971.11.29 – 1979.10.16)
** Bishop Alonso Silveira de Mello, S.J. (1955.06.13 – 1971.11.29)
** Fr. Alonso Silveira de Mello, S.J. (later Bishop) (Apostolic Administrator 1949.11.12 – 1955.06.13)
References
* [http://www.gcatholic.com/dioceses/diocese/diam1.htm Giga-Catholic Information]
* [http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/ddiao.html Catholic Hierarchy]
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