Diocese of Uruaçu

Diocese of Uruaçu; Dioecesis Uruassuensis; Diocese de Uruaçu
	Dioceses of the Catholic Church in the state of Goiás and the Federal District of Brazil Dioceses of the Catholic Church in the state of Goiás and the Federal District of Brazil
Location
Country	Brazil
Ecclesiastical province	Brasília
Metropolitan	Brasília
Statistics
Area	43,000 km2 (17,000 sq mi)
Population; Total; Catholics	(as of 2010); 376,000; 319,000 (84.8%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Established	26 March 1956 (70 years ago)
Cathedral	Cathedral of St Anne in Uruaçu
Current leadership
Pope	Leo XIV
Bishop	Giovanni Carlos Caldas Barroca
Bishops emeritus	José da Silva Chaves

Diocese of Uruaçu — The Roman Catholic Diocese of Uruaçu (Latin: Dioecesis Uruassuensis) is a diocese located in the city of Uruaçu in the ecclesiastical province of Brasília in Brazil.

On June 17, 2020, Giovanni Carlos Caldas Barroca, a priest of the Brasilia archdiocese, was appointed the new Bishop here.

History

1956.03.26: Established as Diocese of Uruaçu from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Goiás

Bishops of Uruaçu (Roman rite), in reverse chronological order
- Bishop-Elect Giovanni Carlos Caldas Barroca (2020.06.17 –...)
- Bishop Messias dos Reis Silveira (2007.01.03 – 2018.11.14), appointed Bishop of Teófilo Otoni, Minas Gerais
- Bishop José da Silva Chaves (1976.05.14 – 2007.01.03)
- Bishop Francisco Prada Carrera, C.M.F. (1957.01.17 – 1976.02.25)

Roman Catholic Diocese of Uruaçu is a diocese of the catholic church of the Catholic Church.^[1]