Diocese of Araguaína
Araguainen(sis)
Suffragan diocese · Latin Church · Araguaína, Brazil
The Diocese of Araguaína is a Latin Church diocese in Tocantins state, Brazil, established on January 31, 2023 as a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Palmas. Giovane Pereira de Melo was installed as its first bishop in April 2023.
The see
- Rank
- Suffragan diocese
- Tradition
- Latin Church
- Erected
- 31 January 2023
- Latin
- Araguainen(sis)
- Patron
- São João Batista (Saint John the Baptist)
- Annuario code
- 001005113
The see in figures
- Catholics
- 215,794
- Population
- 308,278
- Catholic shareof the people living within its bounds
- 70.0%
- Priests
- 18
- Catholics per priest
- 11,989
- Extent
- 35,826 km²
- Catholics per km²
- 6.0
Figures as recorded in the register, from the Annuario Pontificio and the see's own published statements. Shares and ratios are computed from the two figures shown beside them.
The bishop
- Bishop
- Giovane Pereira de Melo
A see whose chair stands empty is recorded as vacant rather than filled with a guess. On what a bishop is, see the bishop.
The cathedral
Catedral São João Batista stands in Araguaína, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.
On what a cathedral is, see the cathedral; every see church on earth is gathered at the cathedrals.
The province of Palmas
A suffragan of Archdiocese of Palmas.
The sees of this province:
- Diocese of CristalândiaCristalândia
- Diocese of Miracema do TocantinsMiracema do Tocantins
- Archdiocese of PalmasPalmas
- Diocese of Porto NacionalPorto Nacional
- Diocese of TocantinópolisTocantinópolis
On how the Church is ordered into provinces, see the diocese.
History
Araguaína is a diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in Brazil, suffragan to the Archdiocese of Palmas in the state of Tocantins.
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The see's own website · Wikipedia
Compiled from the published statements of the see and the references of the Holy See, among them the Annuario Pontificio. Corrections: hello@catholicintelligence.com.