Diocese of Primavera do Leste–Paranatinga
| Diocese of Leste–Paranatinga Diocesis Primavera non Leste-Paranatinguensis Diocese de Primavera do Leste-Paranatinga | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Country | Brazil |
| Ecclesiastical province | Cuiabá |
| Metropolitan | Cuiabá |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 98,056 km2 (37,860 sq mi) |
| Population Total Catholics |
(as of 2014) 170,000 127,500 (75%) |
| Information | |
| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Established | 25 June 2014 (12 years ago) |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of St. Francis Xavier in Paranatinga |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Leo XIV |
| Bishop | vacant |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Mário Antônio da Silva |
| Bishops emeritus | Derek Byrne |
The Diocese of Primavera do Leste–Paranatinga (Latin: Diocesis Primavera non Leste-Paranatinguensis) is a Latin suffragan Roman Catholic Diocese in the state of Mato Grosso, in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archbishop of Cuiabá in Brazil.
Its Cathedral episcopal see is the Catedral São Cristóvão, in Primavera do Leste. It also has a Co-Cathedral Co-Catedral São Francisco Xavier, in Paranatinga.
History
- On December 23, 1997, the Territorial Prelature of Paranatinga was established on territory split off from the Diocese of Barra do Garças, Diocese of Rondonópolis and Diocese of Sinop
- 25 June 2014: Suppressed to become Diocese of Primavera do Leste–Paranatinga
Leadership
- Territorial Prelates of Paranatinga
- Vital Chitolina, Dehonians, S.C.I. (23 December 1997 - 28 December 2011), later Bishop of Diamantino (Brazil) (2011.12.28 –...)
- Bishops of Primavera do Leste–Paranatinga
- Derek Byrne, S.P.S. (25 June 2014 - 7 June 2023, previously Bishop of Guiratinga (Brazil) (2008.12.24 – 2014.06.25)
Canonical status and jurisdiction
Roman Catholic Diocese of Primavera do Leste–Paranatinga is a diocese of the catholic church of the Catholic Church.[1]