Diocese of Goiás, Brazil

Continent: South America

Rite: Roman (Latin)

Type: Diocese Diocese

Name: Goiás / Goiasen(sis) (Latin)

Ecclesiastical Province: Goiânia

Depends on: Dicastery for Bishops

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Celebrations

Patron Saint: Saint Anne (July 26)

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History

1745.12.06: Established as Territorial Prelature of Goiás / Goiasen(sis) (Latin) (from Diocese of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro and became suffragan of São Salvador da Bahia)
1826.07.15: Promoted as Diocese of Goiás / Goiasen(sis) (Latin)
1892.04.27: Became suffragan of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro
1906.05.01: Became suffragan of Mariana
1907.09.29: Lost territory to establish Diocese of Uberaba
1915.12.20: Lost territory to establish Diocese of Porto Nacional
1924.07.25: Lost territory to establish Territorial Prelature of São José de Alto Tocantins
1929.06.21: Lost territory to establish Territorial Prelature of Jataí
1932.11.18: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Goiás / Goiasen(sis) (Latin) (with suffragan sees Porto Nacional, Bananal, Jataí and São José de Alto Tocantins)
1954.12.20: Gained suffragan see Tocantinópolis
1956.03.26: Demoted as Diocese of Goiás / Goiasen(sis) (Latin) (gained territory from Territorial Prelature of Bananal, lost territory to establish Metropolitan Archdiocese of Goiânia, Diocese of Uruaçu and Territorial Prelature of Formosa and became suffragan of Goiânia)
1961.11.25: Lost territory to establish Territorial Prelature of São Luís de Montes Belos
1966.10.11: Lost territory to establish Territorial Prelature of Rubiataba

Present Prelates

Bishop (2020.05.27 – ...):

Bishop Jeová Elias Ferreira (63)

Ordinaries

Bishops of Goiás (Roman Rite)

Bishop Jeová Elias Ferreira (63)
(2020.05.27 – ...)

Bishop of Goiás (Brazil)

Nas tuas mãos

Born:	1961.08.24 (Sobral, CE, Brazil)
Ordained Priest:	1991.11.30
Consecrated Bishop:	2020.08.22

Priest of Brasília (Brazil) (1991.11.30 – 2020.05.27)

Bishop of Goiás (Brazil) (2020.05.27 – ...)

Bishop Eugène Lambert Adrian Rixen (80)
(1998.12.02 – 2020.05.27)

Bishop emeritus of Goiás (Brazil)

Maranatha, Vem Senhor

Born:	1944.07.03 (Kelmis, Belgium)
Ordained Priest:	1970.06.26
Consecrated Bishop:	1996.02.25

Titular Bishop of Tabbora (1995.11.30 – 1998.12.02)

Auxiliary Bishop of Assis (Brazil) (1995.11.30 – 1998.12.02)

Bishop of Goiás (Brazil) (1998.12.02 – 2020.05.27)

Apostolic Administrator of São Félix (Brazil) (2011.09 – 2012.03.21)

Bishop Tomás Balduino, O.P.
(1967.11.10 – 1998.12.02)

Homines Capiens

Born:	1922.12.31 (Brazil)
Ordained Priest:	1948.07.04
Consecrated Bishop:	1967.11.26
Died:	2014.05.02 († 91)

Titular Bishop of Vicus Pacati (1967.08.15 – 1967.11.10)

Coadjutor Bishop-Prelate of Santíssima Conceição do Araguaia (Brazil) (1967.08.15 – 1967.11.10)

Bishop of Goiás (Brazil) (1967.11.10 – 1998.12.02)

Bishop Abel Ribeiro Camelo
(1960.05.14 – 1966.11.24)

Pro aris et focis

Born:	1902.09.22 (Silvânia, GO, Brazil)
Ordained Priest:	1927.05.08
Consecrated Bishop:	1946.10.27
Died:	1966.11.24 (Goiás, GO, Brazil † 64)

Titular Bishop of Curium (1946.07.06 – 1957.01.17)

Auxiliary Bishop of Goiás (Brazil) (1946.07.06 – 1957.01.17)

Bishop of Jataí (Brazil) (1957.01.17 – 1960.05.14)

Bishop of Goiás (Brazil) (1960.05.14 – 1966.11.24)

Bishop Cândido Bento Maria Penso, O.P.
(1957.01.17 – 1959.11.27)

Born:	1895.05.15 (Switzerland)
Ordained Priest:	1922.07.30
Consecrated Bishop:	1948.01.04
Died:	1959.11.27 († 64)

Bishop-Prelate of Bananal (Brazil) (1947.06.19 – 1956.03.26)

Titular Bishop of Cœla (1947.06.19 – 1957.01.17)

Bishop-Prelate of Cristalândia (Brazil) (1956.03.26 – 1957.01.17)

Bishop of Goiás (Brazil) (1957.01.17 – 1959.11.27)

Metropolitan Archbishops of Goiás (Roman Rite)

Archbishop Emanuel Gomes de Oliveira, S.D.B.
(1932.11.18 – 1955.05.12)

Born:	1874.01.09
Ordained Priest:	1901.06.16
Consecrated Bishop:	1923.04.15
Died:	1955.05.12 († 81)

Bishop of Goiás (Brazil) (1922.10.27 – 1932.11.18)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Goiás (Brazil) (1932.11.18 – 1955.05.12)

Bishops of Goiás (Roman Rite)

Bishop Emanuel Gomes de Oliveira, S.D.B. (later Archbishop)
(1922.10.27 – 1932.11.18)

(see above)

Bishop Prudencio Gomes da Silva
(1907.11.17 – 1921.09.19)

Born:	1868.08.03 (Brazil)
Ordained Priest:	1892.04.24
Consecrated Bishop:	1908.05.03
Died:	1921.09.19 († 53)

Bishop of Goiás (Brazil) (1907.11.17 – 1921.09.19)

Bishop Eduardo Duarte e Silva (later Archbishop)
(1891.01.16 – 1907.11.06)

Born:	1852.05.27 (Brazil)
Ordained Priest:	1874.12.19
Consecrated Bishop:	1891.02.02
Died:	1924.10.16 († 72)

Bishop of Goiás (Brazil) (1891.01.16 – 1907.11.06)

Bishop of Uberaba (Brazil) (1907.11.06 – 1923.04.06)

Archbishop ad personam (1923.05.14 – 1924.10.16)

Bishop Joaquim Arcoverde de Albuquerque Cavalcanti (later Cardinal)
(1890.06.26 – 1890.10.27 not possessed)

Domini fortitudo nostra

Born:	1850.01.17 (Cimbres, PE, Brazil)
Ordained Priest:	1874.04.04
Consecrated Bishop:	1890.10.26
Created Cardinal:	1905.12.11
Died:	1930.04.18 (Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil † 80)

Bishop of Goiás (Brazil) (1890.06.26 – 1890.10.27 not possessed)

Titular Bishop of Argos (1892.08.26 – 1894.08.19)

Coadjutor Bishop of São Paulo (Brazil) (1892.08.26 – 1894.08.19)

Bishop of São Paulo (Brazil) (1894.08.19 – 1897.08.31)

Metropolitan Archbishop of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) (1897.08.31 – 1930.04.18)

Cardinal-Priest of Ss. Bonifacio ed Alessio (1905.12.14 – 1930.04.18)

Bishop Cláudio José Gonçalves Ponce de Leon, C.M. (later Archbishop)
(1881.05.13 – 1890.06.26)

Born:	1841.02.21 (Brazil)
Ordained Priest:	1867.06.15
Consecrated Bishop:	1881.07.24
Died:	1924.05.26 († 83)

Bishop of Goiás (Brazil) (1881.05.13 – 1890.06.26)

Bishop of São Pedro do Rio Grande (Brazil) (1890.06.26 – 1910.08.15)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Porto Alegre (Brazil) (1910.08.15 – 1912.01.09)

Titular Archbishop of Anazarbus (1912.01.09 – 1924.05.26)

Bishop-elect Antônio Maria Corrêa de Sá e Benevides
(1876.11.18 – 1877.06.25)

Born:	1836.02.23 (Brazil)
Ordained Priest:	1864.11.27
Consecrated Bishop:	1877.09.09
Died:	1896.07.15 († 60)

Bishop of Goiás (Brazil) (1876.11.18 – 1877.06.25)

Bishop of Mariana (Brazil) (1877.06.25 – 1896.07.15)

Bishop Joaquim Gonçalves de Azevedo (later Archbishop)
(1865.09.25 – 1876.12.19)

Born:	1814.02.19 (Brazil)
Ordained Priest:	1837.04.19
Consecrated Bishop:	1866.07.01
Died:	1879.11.06 († 65)

Bishop of Goiás (Brazil) (1865.09.25 – 1876.12.19)

Metropolitan Archbishop of São Salvador da Bahia (Brazil) (1876.12.19 – 1879.11.06)

Bishop Domingos Quirino de Souza
(1860.05.04 – 1863.09.12)

Born:	1815.10.02 (Brazil)
Ordained Priest:	1838.12.08
Consecrated Bishop:	1861.12.01
Died:	1863.09.12 († 47)

Bishop of Goiás (Brazil) (1860.05.04 – 1863.09.12)

Bishop Francisco Ferreira de Azevedo
(1844.07.25 – 1854.08.12)

Born:	1765.02.02? (Brazil)
Ordained Priest:	1788.03.08
Consecrated Bishop:	1833.09.29
Died:	1854.08.12 († 89)

Bishop-Prelate of Goiás (Brazil) (1820.05.29 – 1826.07.15 not possessed)

Titular Bishop of Castoria (1820.05.29 – 1844.07.25)

Apostolic Administrator of Goiás (Brazil) (1826.07.15 – 1844.07.25)

Bishop of Goiás (Brazil) (1844.07.25 – 1854.08.12)

Prelates of Goiás (Roman Rite)

Bishop Francisco Ferreira de Azevedo
(Apostolic Administrator 1826.07.15 – 1844.07.25)

Bishop-elect Francisco Ferreira de Azevedo
(1820.05.29 – 1826.07.15 not possessed)

(see above)

Bishop Antônio Rodrigues de Aguiar
(1810.06.24 – 1818.10.03)

Born:	1768.03.21 (Brazil)
Ordained Priest:	1791.09.24
Consecrated Bishop:	1816.09.29
Died:	1818.10.03 († 50)

Bishop-Prelate of Goiás (Brazil) (1810.06.24 – 1818.10.03)

Titular Bishop of Azotus (1815.03.15 – 1818.10.03)

Bishop Vicente Alexandre de Tovar
(1803.06.20 – 1808.10.08)

Born:	1744.04.01 (Brazil)
Ordained Priest:	1767.06.13
Consecrated Bishop:	1803.08.28
Died:	1808.10.08 († 64)

Titular Bishop of Titopolis (1803.06.20 – 1808.10.08)

Bishop-Prelate of Goiás (Brazil) (1803.06.20 – 1808.10.08)

Bishop José Nicolau de Azevedo Coutinho Gentil
(1788.03.07 – 1793?)

Born:	(Portugal)
Ordained Priest:	1763.10.20
Consecrated Bishop:	1783.12.14
Died:	1807?

Bishop-Prelate of Cuiabá (Brazil) (1782.01.23 – 1788.03.07)

Titular Bishop of Zoora (1783.07.18 – 1807?)

Bishop-Prelate of Goiás (Brazil) (1788.03.07 – 1793?)

Bishop Vicente do Espirito Santo, O.A.D.
(1782.12.17 – 1788.11.29)

Born:	1730.10.15 (Portugal)
Ordained Priest:	1754.09.29
Consecrated Bishop:	1779.11.30
Died:	1788.11.29 († 58)

Bishop of Tomé (São Tomé and Príncipe) (1779.03.01 – 1782.12.17)

Bishop-Prelate of Goiás (Brazil) (1782.12.17 – 1788.11.29)

Former Prelates

Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Abel Ribeiro Camelo (1946.07.06 – 1957.01.17)

Special Churches

Cathedral, World Heritage Site (Minor): Catedral Sant’Ana, Goiás, Goiás

Churches by City (26)

Barra do Garças (←), Rubiataba–Mozarlândia (↑), Uruaçu (↗), Anápolis (→), Goiânia (↘), São Luís de Montes Belos (↓)

Statistics (2022.12.31)

Area: 20,784 km²

Population: 210,000 Catholics (92.5% of 226,991 total)

Pastoral Centres: 25 parishes, 123 missions

Personnel: 28 priests (26 diocesan, 2 religious), 9 deacons, 15 religious (2 brothers, 13 sisters), 3 seminarians