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Roman Catholic Diocese of Diamantino

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Diocese of Diamantino Dioecesis Adamanteae Diocese de Diamantino

Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Diamantino in 2010
Location
Country	Brazil
Ecclesiastical province	Cuiabá
Metropolitan	Cuiabá
Statistics
Area	105,406 km² (40,697 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2006) 269,192 188,434 (70%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Established	22 March 1929 (95 years ago)
Cathedral	Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Diamantino
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Vital Chitolina, SCI
Metropolitan Archbishop	Mílton Antônio dos Santos
Map

Website
Website of the Diocese

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Diamantino (Latin: Dioecesis Adamanteae) is a diocese located in the city of Diamantino in the ecclesiastical provinceofCuiabá in Brazil.

History[edit]

22 March 1929: Established as Territorial Prelature of Diamantino from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Cuiabá
16 October 1979: Promoted as Diocese of Diamantino
6 February 1982: Lost territory to establish Diocese of Sinop
23 December 1997: Lost territory, along with Diocese of Ji-Paraná, to establish Diocese of Juína

Bishops of Diamantino (Latin Rite)
- Vital Chitolina, S.C.I. (2011.12.28 - present)
- Canísio Klaus (1998.08.26 – 2011.12.28), appointed Bishop of Santa Cruz do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul
- Agostinho Willy Kist, S.J. (1982.11.15 – 1998.08.26)
- Henrique Froehlich, S.J. (1979.10.16 – 1982.03.25), appointed Bishop of Sinop, Mato Grosso
Prelates of Diamantino (Roman Rite)
- Henrique Froehlich, S.J. (1971.11.29 – 1979.10.16)
- Alonso Silveira de Mello, S.J. (1955.06.13 – 1971.11.29; Apostolic Administrator 1949.11.12 – 1955.06.13)

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