Diocese of Goiás

Dioecesis Goiasensis

Bishop(s)

Eugène Lambert Adrian Rixen, Bishop
Tomás Balduino, O.P., 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: 23,573 (9,105 Square Miles)
Conference Region: Centro-Oeste
Mailing Address: Curia Diocesana, Rua Dr. Joaquim Rodrigues s/n, 76600-000 Goias, GO, Brazil
Telephone: (062)3371-1856
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
- 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 - )
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 1819 Appointed - 12 Aug 1854 Died)
Domingos Quirino de Souza † (4 May 1860 Appointed - 12 Sep 1863 Died)
Joaquim Gonçalves de Azevedo † (25 Sep 1865 Appointed - 19 Dec 1876 Appointed, Archbishop of São Salvador da Bahia)
Antônio Maria Corrêa de Sá e Benevides † (18 Nov 1876 Appointed - 25 Jun 1877 Appointed, Bishop of Mariana)
Cláudio José Gonçalves Ponce de Leon, C.M. † (13 May 1881 Appointed - 26 Jun 1890 Appointed, Bishop of São Pedro do Rio Grande)
Joaquim Arcoverde de Albuquerque Cavalcanti † (26 Jun 1890 Appointed - 26 Aug 1892 Appointed, Coadjutor Bishop of São Paulo)
Eduardo Duarte e Silva † (16 Jan 1891 Appointed - 6 Nov 1907 Appointed, Bishop of Uberaba)
Prudencio Gomes da Silva † (17 Nov 1907 Appointed - 19 Sep 1921 Died)
Emanuel (Manoel) 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 - )

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 Goiás (erected)
Diocese of Goiás
15 July 1826	Elevated	Territorial Prelature of Goiás	Diocese of Goiás
29 September 1907	Territory Lost	Diocese of Goiás	Diocese of Uberaba (erected)
20 December 1915	Territory Lost	Diocese of Goiás	Diocese of Porto Nacional (erected)
Archdiocese of Goiás
18 November 1932	Elevated	Diocese of Goiás	Archdiocese of Goiás
26 March 1956	Territory Lost	Archdiocese of Goiás	Territorial Prelature of Formosa (erected)
26 March 1956	Territory Lost	Archdiocese of Goiás	Archdiocese of Goiânia (erected)
26 March 1956	Territory Lost	Archdiocese of Goiás	Diocese of Uruaçu (Uruassu) (erected)
Diocese of Goiás
26 March 1956	Elevated	Archdiocese of Goiás	Diocese of Goiás (Archdiocese to Diocese)
25 November 1961	Territory Lost	Archdiocese of Goiânia Diocese of Goiás Diocese of Jataí	Territorial Prelature of São Luís de Montes Belos (erected)
11 October 1966	Territory Lost	Diocese of Goiás Diocese of Uruaçu (Uruassu)	Territorial Prelature of Rubiataba (erected)

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

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

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.

Affiliated Bishops, Living

Tomás Balduino, O.P. (Bishop: 10 Nov 1967 to 2 Dec 1998)
Eugène Lambert Adrian Rixen (Bishop: 2 Dec 1998)

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

Joaquim Arcoverde de Albuquerque Cavalcanti † (Bishop: 26 Jun 1890 to 26 Aug 1892)
José Nicolau de Azevedo Coutinho Gentil † (Prelate: 7 Mar 1788)
Antônio Maria Corrêa de Sá e Benevides † (Bishop: 18 Nov 1876 to 25 Jun 1877)
Domingos Quirino de Souza † (Bishop: 4 May 1860 to 12 Sep 1863)
Vicente do Espirito Santo, O.A.D. † (Prelate: 17 Dec 1782 to 29 Nov 1788)
Eduardo Duarte e Silva † (Bishop: 16 Jan 1891 to 6 Nov 1907)
Francisco Ferreira de Azevedo † (Prelate: 29 May 1819; Bishop: 29 Jul 1844 to 12 Aug 1854)
Prudencio Gomes da Silva † (Bishop: 17 Nov 1907 to 19 Sep 1921)
Emanuel (Manoel) Gomes de Oliveira, S.D.B. † (Bishop: 27 Oct 1922; Archbishop: 18 Nov 1932 to 12 May 1955)
Joaquim Gonçalves de Azevedo † (Bishop: 25 Sep 1865 to 19 Dec 1876)
Cláudio José Gonçalves Ponce de Leon, C.M. † (Bishop: 13 May 1881 to 26 Jun 1890)
Cândido Bento Maria Penso, O.P. † (Bishop: 17 Jan 1957 to 27 Nov 1959)
Abel Ribeiro Camelo † (Auxiliary Bishop: 6 Jul 1946 to 17 Jan 1957; Bishop: 14 May 1960 to 24 Nov 1966)
Antônio Rodrigues de Aguiar † (Prelate: 24 Jun 1810 to 3 Oct 1818)
Vicente Alexandre de Tovar † (Prelate: 20 Jun 1803 to 8 Oct 1808)

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