Roman Catholic Diocese of São Luíz de Cáceres

The Roman Catholic Diocese of São Luíz de Cáceres (Latin: Dioecesis Sancti Aloisii de Caceres) is a suffragan Latin diocese in the ecclesiastical province of the Metropolitan Cuiabá in Mato Grosso state, western central Brazil.

Diocese of São Luíz de Cáceres

Dioecesis Sancti Aloisii de Caceres

Diocese de São Luíz de Cáceres
Cathedral of St. Louis of France
Location
CountryBrazil
Ecclesiastical provinceCuiabá
MetropolitanCuiabá
Statistics
Area100,000 km2 (39,000 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2010)
428,000
334,000 (78%)
Information
RiteLatin Rite
Established5 April 1910 (114 years ago)
CathedralCathedral of St Louis IX of France in Cáceres
Patron saintSt Louis IX
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopJacy Diniz Rocha
Metropolitan ArchbishopMílton Antônio dos Santos
Bishops emeritusJosé Vieira de Lima, TOR
Map
Website
Website of the Diocese

Its cathedral episcopal see is Catedral São Luiz de França, dedicated to Saint King Louis IX of France, in the city of Cáceres.

History

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Statistics

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As per 2014, it pastorally served 351,000 Catholics (78.2% of 449,000 total) on 135,969 km2 in 23 parishes with 42 priests (25 diocesan, 17 religious), 1 deacon, 75 lay religious (23 brothers, 52 sisters) and 16 seminarians.

Bishops

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(all Roman rite)

Episcopal ordinaries

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Suffragan Bishops of São Luíz de Cáceres

Auxiliary bishop

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See also

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References

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