Diocese of Uruaçu
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Uruaçu is a diocese located in the city of Uruaçu in the ecclesiastical province of Brasília in Brazil.
On June 17, 2020, Giovanni Carlos Caldas Barroca, a priest of the Brasilia archdiocese, was appointed the new Bishop here.
History
- 1956.03.26: Established as Diocese of Uruaçu from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Goiás
Bishops
- Bishops of Uruaçu, in reverse chronological order
- * Bishop-Elect Giovanni Carlos Caldas Barroca
- * Bishop Messias dos Reis Silveira, appointed Bishop of Teófilo Otoni, Minas Gerais
- * Bishop José da Silva Chaves
- * Bishop Francisco Prada Carrera, C.M.F.
Auxiliary bishop
- José da Silva Chaves, appointed Bishop here
Other priests of this diocese who became bishops
- Adair José Guimarães, appointed Bishop of Rubiataba-Mozarlândia, Goias in 2008
- José Francisco Rodrigues do Rêgo, appointed Bishop of Ipameri, Goias in 2019