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Suffragan diocese Araguaína, Brazil

Diocese of Araguaína

Araguainen(sis)

The Diocese of Araguaína is a Latin Church diocese in Tocantins state, Brazil, established on January 31, 2023 as a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Palmas. Giovane Pereira de Melo was installed as its first bishop in April 2023.

On the map

Esri
The address the register holds for Catedral São João Batista, in Araguaína, Brazil.

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Established
2023
Catholics
215,794
Priests
18
Territory
35,826 km²

Parishes and churches

21 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.

This is our recorded coverage, not an official diocesan parish count. Confirm service times with the parish before travelling.

The bishop

Bishop
Giovane Pereira de Melo

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The cathedral

Catedral São João Batista stands in Araguaína, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.

On what a cathedral is, see the cathedral; every see church on earth is gathered at the cathedrals.

History

Araguaína is a diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in Brazil, suffragan to the Archdiocese of Palmas in the state of Tocantins.