Roman Catholic Diocese of Diamantino

The diocese Diamantino (Latin: Dioecesis Adamanteae ) is a location in Brazil the Roman Catholic Diocese based in Diamantino in the state of Mato Grosso.

History

Pope Pius XI. founded the Territorialprälatur Diamantino on 22 March 1929 with the Apostolic Constitution Cura universae Ecclesiae out of territory of the Archdiocese of Cuiabá, where it was assumed as a suffragan.

With the bull Cura universae Ecclesiae it was raised on 16 October 1979 bishopric.

Territory

The diocese includes the municipalities Diamantino Diamantino, Alto Paraguay, Arenápolis, Campo Novo do Parecis, Denise, Ipiranga do Norte, Itanhangá, Lucas do Rio Verde, Nortelândia, Nova Marilândia, Nova Maringá, Nova Mutum, Santo Afonso, São José do Rio Claro, Sapezal, Tangará da Serra, Tapurah and Santa Rita do Trivelato the State of Mato Grosso.

Ordinaries

Prelates of Diamantino

• Alonso de Silveira Mello S. J. (13 June 1955-29. November 1971, resigned )

Bishops of Diamantino

• Henrique Froehlich SJ (16 October 1979-25 March 1982, then Bishop of Sinop )
• Agostinho Willy Kist SJ (15 November 1982-26. August 1998, emeritus)
• Canisio Klaus (26 August 1998-19. May 2010, then Bishop of Santa Cruz do Sul )
• Vital Chitolina SCJ, since 2011