The Roman Catholic Diocese of Rubiataba–Mozarlândia (Latin: Dioecesis Rubiatabensis-Mozarlandensis) is a diocese located in the cities of Rubiataba and Mozarlândia in the ecclesiastical province of Goiânia in Brazil.
History
On 11 October 1966, Pope Paul VI established the Diocese of Rubiataba–Mozarlândia as the Territorial Prelature of Rubiataba from the Diocese of Goiás and Diocese of Uruaçu. Blessed John Paul II renamed the prelature as the Territorial Prelature of Rubiataba–Mozarlândia on 18 April 1979. On 16 October of the same year the prelature was elevated to a diocese.[1][2]
Leadership
- Prelates of Rubiataba (Roman Rite)
- Bishop Juvenal Roriz, C.Ss.R. (1966.10.27 – 1978.05.05), appointed Archbishop of Juiz de Fora, Minas Gerais
- Prelates of Rubiataba – Mozarlândia (Roman Rite)
- Bishop José Carlos de Oliveira, C.Ss.R. (1979.09.14 – 1979.10.16)
- Bishops of Rubiataba–Mozarlândia (Roman rite)
- Bishop José Carlos de Oliveira, C.Ss.R. (1979.10.16 – 2008.02.27)
- Bishop Adair José Guimarães (2008.02.27 – 2019.02.27), appointed Bishop of Formosa, Goias
References
- ^ "Diocese of Rubiataba–Mozarlândia". catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2013-04-08.
- ^ "Diocese of Rubiataba–Mozarlândia". GCatholic.org. Retrieved 2013-04-08.
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