Suffragan diocese Sinop, Brazil
Diocese of Sinop
Sinopen(sis)
Latin Church
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.
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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.
- São PedroNovo HorizonteView parish
- São Pedro ApóstoloSorrisoView parish
- São Pedro ApóstoloFeliz NatalView parish
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.