Diocese of Barra do Garças Dioecesis Barragartiensis Diocese de Barra do Garças | |
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| Location | |
| Country |  Brazil |
| Ecclesiastical province | Cuiabá |
| Metropolitan | Cuiabá |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 59,840 km2 (23,100 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2004) 204,000 159,500 (78.2%) |
| Information | |
| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Established | 27 February 1982 (42 years ago) |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of Our Lady of Guidance in Barra do Garças |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Paulo Renato Fernandes Gonçalves de Campos |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Mário Antônio da Silva |
| Bishops emeritus | Protógenes José Luft |
| Map | |
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| Website | |
| Website of the Diocese | |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Barra do Garças (Latin: Dioecesis Barragartiensis) is a diocese located in the city of Barra do Garças in the ecclesiastical province of Cuiabá in Brazil.
History
- February 27, 1982: Established as Diocese of Barra do Garças from the Diocese of Guiratinga
Bishops
- Bishops of Barra do Garças (Latin Rite)
- Antônio Sarto, S.D.B. (1982.03.25 – 2001.05.23)
- Protógenes José Luft, S.d.C. (2001.05.23 – present)
Coadjutor bishop
- Protógenes José Luft, S.d.C.(2000-2001)
References
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