Suffragan diocese Porto Nacional, Brazil
Diocese of Porto Nacional
Portus Nationalis
Latin Church
The Diocese of Porto Nacional is a Latin Church see in Tocantins, Brazil, erected in 1915 and suffragan to the Archdiocese of Palmas. It is sede vacante following the resignation of Bishop Jose Moreira da Silva in June 2026, with Archbishop Pedro Brito Guimaraes of Palmas serving as apostolic administrator.
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- Established
- 1915
- Catholics
- 276,000
- Priests
- 65
- Territory
- 96,488 km²
Parishes and churches
47 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.
- Sant’AnaSilvanópolisView parish
- Senhor Bom JesusPonte Alta do TocantinsView parish
- Senhor Bom Jesus dos AflitosPonte Alta do Bom JesusView parish
- Senhor do BonfimAurora do TocantinsView parish
- São Francisco de AssisAlvoradaView parish
- São Francisco de AssisNatividadeView parish
- São JoséDianópolisView parish
- São João BatistaAliança do TocantinsView parish
- São João BatistaFigueirópolisView parish
- São João BatistaGurupiView parish
- São João BatistaJaú do TocantinsView parish
- São João BatistaParanãView parish
- São João BatistaPorto NacionalView parish
- São Judas TadeuGurupiView parish
- São MiguelAlmasView parish
- São SebastiãoSanta Rosa do TocantinsView parish
- São SebastiãoTalismãView parish
This is our recorded coverage, not an official diocesan parish count. Confirm service times with the parish before travelling.
The bishop
No bishop is recorded for this diocese. See the bishop.
The cathedral
Catedral Nossa Senhora das Mercês stands in Porto Nacional, 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.
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Pope Leo XIV to ordain José Paulino Francisco Neto as bishop of Diocese of Porto Nacional
Pope Leo XIV will ordain Monsignor José Paulino Francisco Neto as the bishop of the Diocese of Porto Nacional. The episcopal ordination is scheduled for November 28, 2026, at 9 a.m. at the Metropolitan Cathedral of Vitória in Espírito Santo. José Paulino Francisco Neto will assume leadership of the Diocese of Porto Nacional on December 19. The ordination will be led by Bishop Dario Campos, OFM, bishop emeritus of the Archdiocese of Vitória; Bishop Andherson Franklin Lustosa de Souza, auxiliary bishop of Vitória; and Bishop Geraldo dos Reis Maia, bishop of the Diocese of Araçuaí. Born in Comercinho on August 30, 1972, José Paulino Francisco Neto was ordained a priest on August 4, 2000. He previously served in various roles within the Diocese of Araçuaí, including parish priest in Catuji and Coronel Murta, rector of the diocesan seminary, and chancellor of the curia. Since 2020, he has served in the Archdiocese of Vitória.
- Bishop José Paulinho presents his episcopal coat of arms
- Pope Leo XIV names Monsenhor José Paulino Francisco Neto as bishop of Diocese de Porto Nacional (TO)
- Pope names José Paulino Francisco Neto bishop of Porto Nacional
- Pope names José Paulino Francisco Neto bishop of Porto Nacional
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