Diocese of

Rondonópolis–Guiratinga

Brazil

Continent: South America

Rite: Roman (Latin)

Type: Diocese Diocese

Name: Rondonópolis–Guiratinga / Rondonopolitan(us)–Guiratingen(sis) (Latin)

Ecclesiastical Province: Cuiabá

Depends on: Dicastery for Bishops

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Celebrations

Patron Saint: Sagrado Coração de Jesus, Saint John the Baptist (June 24)

Liturgical Calendar (National) 📅

History

1940.07.13: Established as Territorial Prelature of Chapada / Chapaden(sis) (Latin) (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Cuiabá, Diocese of Corumbá and Territorial Prelature of Registro do Araguaia and became suffragan of Cuiabá)
1961.11.25: Renamed as Territorial Prelature of Rondonópolis / Rondonopolitan(us) (Latin)
1986.02.15: Promoted as Diocese of Rondonópolis / Rondonopolitan(us) (Latin)
1997.12.23: Lost territory to establish Territorial Prelature of Paranatinga
2014.06.25: Renamed as Diocese of Rondonópolis–Guiratinga / Rondonopolitan(us)–Guiratingen(sis) (Latin) (gained territory from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Cuiabá, gained territory from the suppressed Diocese of Guiratinga and lost territory to Diocese of Primavera do Leste–Paranatinga)

Present Prelates

Bishop (2022.06.08 – ...):

Bishop Maurício da Silva Jardim (55)

Ordinaries

Bishops of Rondonópolis–Guiratinga (Roman Rite)

Bishop Maurício da Silva Jardim (55)
(2022.06.08 – ...)

Bishop of Rondonópolis–Guiratinga (Brazil)

Eis-me aqui, envia-me

Born:	1969.02.09 (Sapucaia do Sul, RS, Brazil)
Ordained Priest:	1999.12.11
Consecrated Bishop:	2022.08.19

Priest of Porto Alegre (Brazil) (1999.12.11 – 2022.06.08)

Bishop of Rondonópolis–Guiratinga (Brazil) (2022.06.08 – ...)

Bishop Juventino Kestering
(2014.06.25 – 2021.03.28)

Misit me evangelizare

Born:	1946.05.19 (São Ludgero, SC, Brazil)
Ordained Priest:	1973.07.14
Consecrated Bishop:	1998.03.08
Died:	2021.03.28 (Rondonópolis, MT, Brazil † 74)

Bishop of Rondonópolis (Brazil) (1997.11.19 – 2014.06.25)

Bishop of Rondonópolis–Guiratinga (Brazil) (2014.06.25 – 2021.03.28)

Bishops of Rondonópolis (Roman Rite)

Bishop Juventino Kestering
(1997.11.19 – 2014.06.25)

(see above)

Bishop Osório Willibaldo Stoffel, O.F.M.
(1986.02.15 – 1997.11.19)

Born:	1921.07.07 (Brazil)
Ordained Priest:	1948.07.26
Consecrated Bishop:	1971.10.10
Died:	2002.05.10 († 80)

Bishop-Prelate of Rondonópolis (Brazil) (1970.11.27 – 1986.02.15)

Titular Bishop of Ceramus (1971.08.06 – 1978.05.26)

Bishop of Rondonópolis (Brazil) (1986.02.15 – 1997.11.19)

Prelates of Rondonópolis (Roman Rite)

Bishop Osório Willibaldo Stoffel, O.F.M.
(1970.11.27 – 1986.02.15)

(see above)

Bishop Vunibaldo Godchard Talleur, O.F.M.
(1961.11.25 – 1970)

Born:	1901.10.19 (Germany)
Ordained Priest:	1927.04.24
Consecrated Bishop:	1948.03.07
Died:	1975.03.21 († 73)

Apostolic Administrator of Chapada (Brazil) (1941 – 1947.12.20)

Bishop-Prelate of Chapada (Brazil) (1947.12.20 – 1961.11.25)

Titular Bishop of Magydus (1947.12.20 – 1975.03.21)

Bishop-Prelate of Rondonópolis (Brazil) (1961.11.25 – 1970)

Prelates of Chapada (Roman Rite)

Bishop Vunibaldo Godchard Talleur, O.F.M.
(1947.12.20 – 1961.11.25)

(see above)

Fr. Vunibaldo Godchard Talleur, O.F.M. (later Bishop)
(Apostolic Administrator 1941 – 1947.12.20)

Special Churches

Cathedral: Catedral Santa Cruz, Rondonóplis, Mato Grosso
Co-Cathedral: Co-Catedral São João Batista, Guiratinga, Mato Grosso

Churches by City (22)

Corumbá (↙), São Luiz de Cáceres (←), Cuiabá (↖), Primavera do Leste–Paranatinga (↑), Barra do Garças (↗), Jataí (→), Coxim (↓)

Statistics (2022.12.31)

Area: 53,405 km²

Population: 202,885 Catholics (51.8% of 392,000 total)

Pastoral Centres: 22 parishes

Personnel: 38 priests (27 diocesan, 11 religious), 67 religious (19 brothers, 48 sisters), 11 seminarians

Pastoral Centres

Last updated on 2024.11.26

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