Diocese of Itumbiara

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Itumbiara () is a diocese located in the city of Itumbiara in the ecclesiastical province of Goiânia in Brazil.

Statistics

According to the Pontifical Yearbook 2020 the diocese had at the end of 2019 a total of 234 170 baptized faithful.

History

• October 11, 1966: Established as Diocese of Itumbiara from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Goiânia.

Leadership, in reverse chronological order

• Bishops of Itumbiara (Roman rite)
• Bishop Antônio Fernando Brochini, C.S.S. (2014.10.15 - 2003. 06. 25)
• Bishop Antônio Lino da Silva Dinis (1999.02.24 – 2013.12.01)
• Bishop Celso Pereira de Almeida, O.P. (1995.01.25 – 1998.05.06)
• Bishop José Carlos Castanho de Almeida (1987.09.05 – 1994.03.23), appointed Bishop of Araçatuba, São Paulo
• Bishop José Belvino do Nascimento (1981.06.27 – 1987.02.06), appointed Coadjutor Bishop of Patos de Minas, Minas Gerais
• Bishop José de Lima (1973.04.13 – 1981.06.07), appointed Bishop of Sete Lagoas, Minas Gerais
• Bishop José Francisco Versiani Velloso (1966.10.27 – 1972.05.17)

References

• GCatholic.org
• Catholic Hierarchy
• Diocese website (Portuguese)