Diocese of

Miracema do Tocantins

Brazil

Continent: South America

Rite: Roman (Latin)

Type: Diocese Diocese

Name: Miracema do Tocantins / Miraceman(us) Tocantinen(sis) (Latin)

Ecclesiastical Province: Palmas

Depends on: Dicastery for Bishops

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Celebrations

Patron Saint: Saint Thérèse of the Child Jesus (October 1)

Liturgical Calendar (National) 📅

History

1966.10.11: Established as Territorial Prelature of Miracema do Norte / Miracemanus Superior (Latin) (from Diocese of Porto Nacional and became suffragan of Goiânia)
1981.08.04: Promoted as Diocese of Miracema do Norte / Miracemanus Superior (Latin)
1989.10.04: Renamed as Diocese of Miracema do Tocantins / Miraceman(us) Tocantinen(sis) (Latin)
1996.03.27: Lost territory to establish Metropolitan Archdiocese of Palmas and became suffragan of Palmas
2019.07.10: Exchanged territory with Territorial Prelature of Cristalândia
2023.01.31: Lost territory to establish Diocese of Araguaína

Present Prelates

Bishop (2008.05.21 – ...):

Bishop Philip Dickmans (62)

Ordinaries

Bishops of Miracema do Tocantins (Roman Rite)

Bishop Philip Dickmans (62)
(2008.05.21 – ...)

Bishop of Miracema do Tocantins (Brazil)

Born:	1963.01.04 (Herk-de-Stad, Belgium)
Ordained Priest:	1990.04.30
Consecrated Bishop:	2008.08.15

Priest of Hasselt (Belgium) (1990.04.30 – 2008.05.21)

Bishop of Miracema do Tocantins (Brazil) (2008.05.21 – ...)

Bishop João José Burke, O.F.M.
(1996.02.14 – 2006.03.14)

Euntes prædicate

Born:	1935.03.16 (Brazil)
Ordained Priest:	1961.02.25
Consecrated Bishop:	1995.03.25
Died:	2006.03.14 († 70)

Coadjutor Bishop of Miracema do Tocantins (Brazil) (1995.01.04 – 1996.02.14)

Bishop of Miracema do Tocantins (Brazil) (1996.02.14 – 2006.03.14)

Bishop James Collins, C.SS.R.
(1989.10.04 – 1996.02.14)

Born:	1921.02.22 (Ireland)
Ordained Priest:	1944.09.03
Consecrated Bishop:	1967.09.14
Died:	2002.10.04 († 81)

Bishop-Prelate of Miracema do Norte (Brazil) (1966.10.27 – 1981.08.04)

Titular Bishop of Tetci (1967.08.15 – 1978.05.26)

Bishop of Miracema do Norte (Brazil) (1981.08.04 – 1989.10.04)

Bishop of Miracema do Tocantins (Brazil) (1989.10.04 – 1996.02.14)

Bishops of Miracema do Norte (Roman Rite)

Bishop James Collins, C.SS.R.
(1981.08.04 – 1989.10.04)

(see above)

Prelates of Miracema do Norte (Roman Rite)

Bishop James Collins, C.SS.R.
(1966.10.27 – 1981.08.04)

(see above)

Former Prelates

Coadjutor Bishop: Bishop João José Burke, O.F.M. (1995.01.04 – 1996.02.14)

Special Churches

Cathedral: Catedral Santa Terezinha do Menino Jesus, Miracema do Tocantins, Tocantins

Churches by City (20)

Cristalândia (↙), Santíssima Conceição do Araguaia (↖), Araguaína (↑), Balsas (→), Palmas (↘), Porto Nacional (↓)

Statistics (2023)

Area: 43,546 km²

Population: 145,248 Catholics (70.0% of 207,498 total)

Pastoral Centres: 20 parishes

Personnel: 23 priests (22 diocesan, 1 religious), 22 religious (22 sisters), 5 seminarians

Pastoral Centres

Last updated on 2025.01.27

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