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Suffragan diocese Sinop, Brazil

Diocese of Sinop

Sinopen(sis)

Latin rite diocese in Mato Grosso, Brazil, erected in 1982 from the Diocese of Diamantino. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Cuiabá, with Canísio Klaus as bishop since 2016.

On the map

Esri
The address the register holds for Catedral Sagrado Coração de Jesus, in Sinop, Brazil.

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Established
1982
Catholics
534,000
Priests
59
Territory
191,000 km²

Parishes and churches

33 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
Canísio Klaus
Born
9 October 1951
Birthplace
Arroio do Meio

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The cathedral

Catedral Sagrado Coração de Jesus stands in Sinop, 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

Seated in the city of Sinop, this diocese (Latin: Dioecesis Sinopensis) belongs to the ecclesiastical province of Cuiabá in Brazil.