Roman Catholic Diocese of Anápolis

Diocese of Anápolis

*Dioecesis Anapolitanus*
Diocese of Anápolis; Dioecesis Anapolitanus
Location
Country	Brazil
Ecclesiastical province	Goiânia
Statistics
Area	14,227 km2 (5,493 sq mi)
Population; - Total; - Catholics	(as of 2004); 465,212; 325,648 (70.0%)
Information
Rite	Roman Rite
Established	11 October 1966 (58 years ago)
Cathedral	Catedral Senhor Bom Jesus
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	João Casimiro Wilk, O.F.M. Conv.
Map
Website
	www.diocesedeanapolis.org.br

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Anápolis (Latin: Dioecesis Anapolitanus) is a diocese located in the city of Anápolis in the ecclesiastical province of Goiânia in Brazil.

History

October 11, 1966: Established as Diocese of Anápolis from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Goiânia

Bishops of Anápolis (Latin Church)
- Epaminondas José de Araújo (27 Oct 1966 – 5 Jun 1978), appointed Bishop of Palmeira dos Índios, Alagoas
- Manuel Pestana Filho (30 Nov 1978 – 9 Jun 2004)
- João Casimiro Wilk, O.F.M. Conv. (9 Jun 2004 – present)

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