Roman Catholic Diocese of Juína
Encyclopedia
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Juína is a diocese
located in the city of Juína
in the Ecclesiastical province
of Cuiabá
in Brazil.
Diocese
A diocese is the district or see under the supervision of a bishop. It is divided into parishes.An archdiocese is more significant than a diocese. An archdiocese is presided over by an archbishop whose see may have or had importance due to size or historical significance...
located in the city of Juína
Juína
Juína is a town and municipality in the state of Mato Grosso in the Central-West Region of Brazil.-References:...
in the Ecclesiastical province
Ecclesiastical Province
An ecclesiastical province is a large jurisdiction of religious government, so named by analogy with a secular province, existing in certain hierarchical Christian churches, especially in the Catholic Church and Orthodox Churches and in the Anglican Communion...
of Cuiabá
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cuiabá
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cuiabá is an archdiocese located in the city of Cuiabá in Brazil.-History:* December 6, 1745: Established as Territorial Prelature of Cuiabá from the Diocese of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro...
in Brazil.
History
- December 23, 1997: Established as Diocese of Juína from the Diocese of Diamantino and Diocese of Ji-Paraná
Leadership
- BishopBishopA bishop is an ordained or consecrated member of the Christian clergy who is generally entrusted with a position of authority and oversight. Within the Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox Churches, in the Assyrian Church of the East, in the Independent Catholic Churches, and in the...
s of Juína (Roman rite)- Archbishop Mílton Antônio dos Santos, S.D.B. (Apostolic Administrator 2007.08 – present)
- Bishop Franco Dalla ValleFranco Dalla ValleFranco Dalla Valle was a Brazilian Catholic clergyman and Bishop of Juína.On 26 August 1972, at the age of 27 he was ordained priest. After 25 years, on 23 December 1997 at the age of 52, he was appointed Bishop. On 7 January 1998, he became an Ordained Bishop...
, S.D.B. (1997.12.23 – 2007.08.02)