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Roman Catholic Diocese of Luziânia

Roman Catholic Diocese of Luziânia

Catholic ecclesiastical territory

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Luziânia (Latin: Dioecesis Lucianiensis) is a diocese in the ecclesiastical province of the Metropolitan of Brasília in Brazil.

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Its cathedral episcopal see is Catedral Nossa Senhora da Evangelização, dedicated to Our Lady of Evangelization, located in the city of Luziânia, Goiás state.

History

Statistics

As per 2015 it pastorally served 639,000 Catholics (78.3% of 815,600 total) on 16,424 km² in 32 parishes and 2 missions with 57 priests (30 diocesan, 27 religious), 4 deacons, 101 lay religious (62 brothers, 39 sisters) and 13 seminarians .

Bishops

(all Roman rite)

Episcopal Ordinaries

Suffragan Bishops of Luziânia

Coadjutor bishops

  • Afonso Fioreze, C.P. (2003-2004)
  • Waldemar Passini Dalbello (2014-2017)

Auxiliary bishops

  • José Carlos dos Santos, F.D.P. (2001-2002)

See also


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