Roman Catholic Diocese of Ipameri
- Roman Catholic Diocese of Ipameri
Infobox Diocese| jurisdiction=Diocese
name= Ipameri
latin= Dioecesis Ipameriensis
country= Brazil| metropolitan= Goiânia
rite=Latin Rite
cathedral = Catedral Divino Espírito Santo
cocathedral =
area= 22,947
population= 285,000
population_as_of= 2006
catholics= 214,000
catholics_percent= 75.1
bishop= Guilherme Antônio Werlang, M.S.F.
coadjutor =
auxiliary_bishops =
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Ipameri {Latin: " Ipamerien(sis)"} is a diocese located in the city of Ipameri in the Ecclesiastical province of Goiânia in Brazil.
History
* October 11, 1966: Established as Diocese of Ipameri from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Goiânia
Leadership
* Bishops of Ipameri (Roman rite)
** Bishop Guilherme Antônio Werlang, M.S.F. (1999.05.19 – present)
** Archbishop Geraldo do Espírito Santo Ávila (Apostolic Administrator 1998.07.29 – 1999.05.19)
** Bishop Tarcísio Sebastião Batista Lopes, O.F.M. Cap. (1986.12.19 – 1998.07.29)
** Bishop Antônio Ribeiro de Oliveira (later Archbishop) (1975.12.19 – 1985.10.23)
** Bishop Gilberto Pereira Lopes (later Archbishop) (1966.11.03 – 1975.12.19)
References
* [http://www.gcatholic.com/dioceses/diocese/ipam0.htm Giga-Catholic Information]
* [http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dipam.html Catholic Hierarchy]
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