Diocese of Porto Nacional

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

History

• 20 December 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