Roman Catholic Diocese of Porto Nacional

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Porto Nacional (Latin: Dioecesis Portus Nationalis) is a diocese located in the city of Porto Nacional in the ecclesiastical province of Palmas in Brazil.

Diocese of Porto Nacional Dioecesis Portus Nationalis
Cathedral Nossa Senhora das Mercês
Location
Country	Brazil
Ecclesiastical province	Palmas
Statistics
Area	96,488 km2 (37,254 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2004) 319,861 276,000 (86.3%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Established	20 December 1915 (109 years ago)
Cathedral	Catedral Nossa Senhora das Mercês
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Romualdo Matias Kujawski
Metropolitan Archbishop	Pedro Brito Guimarães
Bishops emeritus	Geraldo Vieira Gusmão
Map

History

• December 20, 1915: Established as Diocese of Porto Nacional from the Diocese of Goiás

Bishops

• Bishops of Porto Nacional (Roman rite)
  • Raymond Dominique Carrerot, O.P. † (30 July 1920 - 14 December 1933) Died
  • Alain Marie Hubert Antoine Jean Roland du Noday, O.P. † (21 March 1936 - 5 May 1976) Retired
  • Celso Pereira de Almeida, O.P. (5 May 1976 - 25 January 1995) Appointed, Bishop of Itumbiara
  • Geraldo Vieira Gusmão (23 December 1997 - 4 November 2009) Retired
  • Romualdo Matias Kujawski (4 November 2009 – present)

Coadjutor bishops

• Celso Pereira de Almeida, O.P. (1975-1976)
• Romualdo Matias Kujawski (2008-2009)

Auxiliary bishop

• Celso Pereira de Almeida, O.P. (1972-1975), appointed Coadjutor here

Other priest of this diocese who became bishop

• José Moreira da Silva, appointed Bishop of Januária, Minas Gerais in 2008

References

• GCatholic.org
• Catholic Hierarchy