Goiás (Diocese) [Catholic-Hierarchy]

Bishop(s)

Jeová Elias Ferreira, Bishop
Eugène Lambert Adrian Rixen, Bishop Emeritus

General Information

Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
Elevated: 26 March 1956
Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Goiânia
Rite: Latin (or Roman)
State: Goias
Country: Brazil
Square Kilometers: 20,784 (8,027 Square Miles)
Conference Region: Centro-Oeste
Official Web Site: https://www.diocesedegoias.org.br/
Mailing Address: Curia Diocesana, Rua Dr. Joaquim Rodrigues Qd., C.P. 05, 76600-000 Goias, GO, Brazil
Telephone: (062)3371-1206
Fax: 3371-2380

Historical Details

Territorial Prelature of Goiás
- Latin Name: Goiasensis
- Erected: 6 December 1745
- Country: Brazil
Diocese of Goiás
- Latin Name: Goiasensis
- Elevated: 15 July 1826
- Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Mariana
- Country: Brazil
Archdiocese of Goiás
- Latin Name: Goiasensis
- Elevated: 18 November 1932
- Metropolitan See
- Country: Brazil

Past and Present Ordinaries

Vicente do Espirito Santo, O.A.D. † (17 Dec 1782 Appointed - 29 Nov 1788 Died)
José Nicolau de Azevedo Coutinho Gentil † (7 Mar 1788 Appointed - 1793 Resigned)
Vicente Alexandre de Tovar † (20 Jun 1803 Appointed - 8 Oct 1808 Died)
Antônio Rodrigues de Aguiar † (24 Jun 1810 Appointed - 3 Oct 1818 Died)
Francisco Ferreira de Azevedo † (29 May 1820 Appointed - 12 Aug 1854 Died)
Domingos Quirino de Souza † (18 Mar 1861 Confirmed - 12 Sep 1863 Died)
Joaquim Gonçalves de Azevedo † (25 Sep 1865 Appointed - 18 Dec 1876 Confirmed, Archbishop of São Salvador da Bahia)
Antônio Maria Corrêa de Sá e Benevides † (18 Dec 1876 Confirmed - 25 Jun 1877 Confirmed, Bishop of Mariana)
Cláudio José Gonçalves Ponce de Leão, C.M. † (13 May 1881 Confirmed - 26 Jun 1890 Appointed, Bishop of São Pedro do Rio Grande do Sul)
Joaquim Arcoverde de Albuquerque Cavalcanti † (26 Jun 1890 Appointed - 25 Nov 1890 Resigned)
Eduardo Duarte e Silva † (23 Jan 1891 Appointed - 6 Nov 1907 Appointed, Bishop of Uberaba)
Prudencio Gomes da Silva † (6 Mar 1908 Appointed - 19 Sep 1921 Died)
Manuel Gomes de Oliveira, S.D.B. † (27 Oct 1922 Appointed - 12 May 1955 Died)
Cândido Bento Maria Penso, O.P. † (17 Jan 1957 Appointed - 27 Nov 1959 Died)
Abel Ribeiro Camelo † (14 May 1960 Appointed - 24 Nov 1966 Died)
Tomás Balduino, O.P. † (10 Nov 1967 Appointed - 2 Dec 1998 Retired)
Eugène Lambert Adrian Rixen (2 Dec 1998 Appointed - 27 May 2020 Retired)
Jeová Elias Ferreira (27 May 2020 Appointed - )

Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
Territorial Prelature of Goiás
6 December 1745	Erected	Diocese of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro	Territorial Prelature of Cuiabá (erected) Territorial Prelature of Goiás (erected) Diocese of Mariana (erected) Diocese of São Paulo (erected)
Diocese of Goiás
15 July 1826	Elevated	Territorial Prelature of Goiás	Diocese of Goiás
27 April 1892	Metropolitan Changed		Diocese of Goiás (from São Salvador da Bahia)
1 May 1906	Metropolitan Changed		Diocese of Goiás (from São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro)
29 September 1907	Territory Lost	Diocese of Goiás	Diocese of Uberaba (erected)
20 December 1915	Territory Lost	Diocese of Goiás (Northern part)	Diocese of Porto Nacional (erected)
25 July 1924	Territory Lost	Diocese of Goiás (Northern region)	Territorial Prelature of São José de Alto Tocantins (erected)
21 June 1929	Territory Lost	Diocese of Goiás (Spiritus Sancti in Jatahy, Spiritus Sancti in Mineiros, Spiritus Sancti in Mio Bonito and Our Lady of Sorrows in Rio Verde)	Territorial Prelature of Jataí (erected)
Archdiocese of Goiás
18 November 1932	Elevated	Diocese of Goiás	Archdiocese of Goiás
13 May 1939	Territory Lost	Archdiocese of Goiás (Our Lady of Conception de Barra, Our Lady of Pilar de Ouro Fino, San José de Massamedes, and S. Rita) Diocese of Porto Nacional (Territory next to the river Araguaya) Territorial Prelature of São José de Alto Tocantins (Crixas (with Chapel of S. Joseph de Araguaya))	Territorial Prelature of Bananal
26 March 1956	Territory Lost	Archdiocese of Goiás (Rialma and Goianésia and part of Pirenópolis) Territorial Prelature of São José de Alto Tocantins (suppressed) (Uruassu, Niquelândia, Amaro Leite, Pilar de Goiás, Itapací, and part of Porangatu)	Diocese of Uruaçu (Uruassu) (erected)
26 March 1956	Territory Lost	Archdiocese of Goiás (Goiânia, Anicuns, Aloândia, Abadiânia, Anápolis, Bela Vista de Goiás, Burití Alegre, Caldas Novas, Campo Alegre de Goiás, Catalâo, Corumba de Goiás, Corumbaíba, Cristalina, Cristianópolis, Crominia, Cumarí, Edéia, Goiatuba, Guapo, Goiandira, Hidrolándia..)	Archdiocese of Goiânia (erected)
26 March 1956	Territory Lost	Archdiocese of Goiás (Parts of Formosa, Planaltina, and Distrito Federal) Territorial Prelature of São José de Alto Tocantins (suppressed) (Cavalcante, Veadéiros, São Domingos, Sitio da Abadía, São João da Aliança, and Posse)	Territorial Prelature of Formosa (erected)
Diocese of Goiás
26 March 1956	Elevated	Territorial Prelature of Bananal (suppressed) (Aurilándia, Carmo do Rio Verde, Ceres, Córrego do Ouro, Crixás, Itapuranga, Mossâmedes, Rubiataba, and São Luís de Montes Belos) Archdiocese of Goiás (Goiás, Uruana, Itaberaí, Firminópolis, Cachoeira de Goiás, Ivolándia, Iporá, and Fazenda Nova)	Diocese of Goiás (Archdiocese to Diocese)
25 November 1961	Territory Lost	Archdiocese of Goiânia (Cities of Anicuns, Nazário, and Turvânia) Diocese of Goiás (Cities of Sâo Luis de Montes Belos, Amerinópolis, Aurilândia, Cachoeira de Goias, Diorama, Firminópolis, Iporá, Israelândia, Ivolândia, Jaupací, and Maiporá) Diocese of Jataí (Cities of Aragarças, Baliza, Born Jardim de Goiás, Piranhas, and parts of Caiapônia)	Territorial Prelature of São Luís de Montes Belos (erected)
11 October 1966	Territory Lost	Diocese of Goiás (Aruanä, Crixás, Mozarlândia, Rubiataba, and part of Goiás) Diocese of Uruaçu (Uruassu) (Nova America)	Territorial Prelature of Rubiataba (erected)
11 October 1966	Territory Lost	Diocese of Goiás (Jandaia, Palmeira de Goiás, Palminópolis, and Paraúna)	Territorial Prelature of São Luís de Montes Belos
11 October 1966	Territory Lost	Diocese of Goiás (Lagolândia, Padre Bernardo, Rianápolis and part of Jaguará)	Diocese of Uruaçu (Uruassu)
11 October 1966	Territory Lost	Diocese of Goiás (Ceres)	Diocese of Uruaçu (Uruassu)
21 April 2007	Territory Lost	Diocese of Goiás (São Sebastião in Adelândia)	Diocese of São Luís de Montes Belos

Year Catholics Total Population Percent Catholic Diocesan Priests Religious Priests Total Priests Catholics Per Priest Permanent Deacons Male Religious Female Religious Parishes Source

Archdiocese of Goiás

1950 800,000 17 69 86 9,302 89 37 ap1951

Diocese of Goiás

1966 252,760 .0% 13 7 20 0 14 ap1967

1967 291,572 .0% 21 11 32 0 13 55 12 ap1971

1976 310,000 350,000 88.6% 20 5 25 12,400 6 45 19 ap1977

1980 268,000 300,000 89.3% 14 7 21 12,761 7 57 16 ap1981

1990 334,000 376,000 88.8% 10 12 22 15,181 12 34 18 ap1991

1999 402,000 437,000 92.0% 15 14 29 13,862 15 45 20 ap2000

2000 407,000 442,000 92.1% 14 11 25 16,280 12 45 20 ap2001

2001 205,596 288,398 71.3% 14 10 24 8,566 10 47 20 ap2002

2002 205,596 223,426 92.0% 14 12 26 7,907 12 51 20 ap2004

2004 206,600 222,191 93.0% 12 12 24 8,608 2 16 40 21 ap2005

2006 208,000 224,395 92.7% 16 11 27 7,703 2 13 36 21 ap2007

2013 228,000 244,000 93.4% 25 9 34 6,705 6 11 34 22 ap2014

2016 231,600 250,000 92.6% 24 5 29 7,986 10 6 22 24 ap2017

2019 210,400 227,509 92.5% 27 5 32 6,575 9 5 25 24 ap2020

2021 213,670 231,110 92.5% 26 1 27 7,913 10 2 20 25 ap2022

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Permanent Deacons	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
Archdiocese of Goiás
1950	800,000			17	69	86	9,302		89		37	ap1951
Diocese of Goiás
1966		252,760	.0%	13	7	20	0				14	ap1967
1967		291,572	.0%	21	11	32	0		13	55	12	ap1971
1976	310,000	350,000	88.6%	20	5	25	12,400		6	45	19	ap1977
1980	268,000	300,000	89.3%	14	7	21	12,761		7	57	16	ap1981
1990	334,000	376,000	88.8%	10	12	22	15,181		12	34	18	ap1991
1999	402,000	437,000	92.0%	15	14	29	13,862		15	45	20	ap2000
2000	407,000	442,000	92.1%	14	11	25	16,280		12	45	20	ap2001
2001	205,596	288,398	71.3%	14	10	24	8,566		10	47	20	ap2002
2002	205,596	223,426	92.0%	14	12	26	7,907		12	51	20	ap2004
2004	206,600	222,191	93.0%	12	12	24	8,608	2	16	40	21	ap2005
2006	208,000	224,395	92.7%	16	11	27	7,703	2	13	36	21	ap2007
2013	228,000	244,000	93.4%	25	9	34	6,705	6	11	34	22	ap2014
2016	231,600	250,000	92.6%	24	5	29	7,986	10	6	22	24	ap2017
2019	210,400	227,509	92.5%	27	5	32	6,575	9	5	25	24	ap2020
2021	213,670	231,110	92.5%	26	1	27	7,913	10	2	20	25	ap2022