Diocese of Formosa, Brazil

This article is about the diocese in Brazil. For the diocese in Argentina, see Roman Catholic Diocese of Formosa, Argentina.
Diocese of Formosa

Dioecesis Formosensis

Diocese de Formosa
Cathedral of Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception
Location
Country Brazil
Ecclesiastical provinceBrasília
MetropolitanBrasília
Statistics
Area47,604 km2 (18,380 sq mi)
Population
  • Total
  • Catholics
  • (as of 2016)
  • 366,900
  • 262,100 (71.4%)
Information
RiteLatin Rite
Established26 March 1956 (69 years ago)
CathedralCathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Formosa, Goiás
Current leadership
PopeLeo XIV
BishopAdair José Guimarães
Metropolitan ArchbishopPaulo Cezar Costa
Bishops emeritusJosé Ronaldo Ribeiro

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Formosa (Latin: Dioecesis Formosensis) is a Latin suffragan diocese in the ecclesiastical province of Brasília in central Brazil.

Its cathedral episcopal see is Catedral Nossa Senhora da Imaculada Conceição, dedicated to Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception, in the city of Formosa, in the state of Goiás, central Brazil.

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