Suffragan diocese São Luís de Montes Belos, Brazil
Diocese of São Luís de Montes Belos
Sancti Aloisii de Montes Belos
Latin Church
Latin Catholic diocese in Goiás, Brazil, established as a territorial prelature in 1961 and raised to a diocese in 1981. It is suffragan to the Archdiocese of Goiânia, with its cathedral dedicated to Saint Aloysius Gonzaga.
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- Established
- 1961
- Catholics
- 207,283
- Priests
- 39
- Territory
- 42,671 km²
Parishes and churches
38 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.
- São João BatistaSão João da ParaúnaView parish
- São João BoscoIsraelândiaView parish
- São Paulo VIIporáView parish
- São PedroArenópolisView parish
- São SebastiãoAdelândiaView parish
- São SebastiãoCórrego do OuroView parish
- São SebastiãoMoiporáView parish
- São SebastiãoPalmeiras de GoiásView parish
This is our recorded coverage, not an official diocesan parish count. Confirm service times with the parish before travelling.
The bishop
- Bishop
- Lindomar Rocha Mota
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The cathedral
Catedral São Luís Gonzaga stands in São Luís de Montes Belos, 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
Centred on the city of São Luís de Montes Belos, this diocese (Latin: Dioecesis Sancti Aloisii de Montes Belos) forms part of the ecclesiastical province of Goiânia in Brazil.
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- Dom Lindomar Rocha Mota calls for justice in Brazil
- Dom Lindomar Rocha Mota writes to catechists
- Dom Lindomar Rocha Mota writes about Jesus' question
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