Diocese of Formosa

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The Diocese of Formosa is a Latin Church diocese in the state of Goiás, central Brazil, suffragan to the Archdiocese of Brasília. It was erected as a territorial prelature in 1956 and promoted to a diocese in 1979.

Bishop
Most Rev. Adair José Guimarães
Latin name
Formosen(sis)
Erected
26 January 1956
Cathedral
Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception (Catedral Nossa Senhora da Imaculada Conceição)
Patron
Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception
Rank
Suffragan Diocese
Rite
Latin
Province
Brasília (Archdiocese of Brasília)
Catholics
262,100
Chancery
Cúria Diocesana, Rua Olímpio Jacinto 433, 73801-400 Formosa, GO, Brasil
Telephone
Tel. [061]3631-8837
Email
[email protected]

Contact as printed in the Annuario Pontificio.

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Sources: official site + Wikipedia · Annuario code 001001430 · ontology v0.3.2 · updated 2026-06-08

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