Roman Catholic Diocese of Luziânia

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Luziânia (Latin: Dioecesis Lucianiensis) is a diocese in the ecclesiastical province of the Metropolitan of Brasília in Brazil.

Diocese of Luziânia Dioecesis Lucianiensis Diocese de Luziânia
Location
Country	Brazil
Ecclesiastical province	Brasília
Metropolitan	Brasília
Statistics
Area	16,480 km2 (6,360 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2004) 700,000 500,000 (71.%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Established	29 March 1989 (35 years ago)
Cathedral	Cathedral of Our Lady of Evangelization in Luziânia
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Waldemar Passini Dalbello
Metropolitan Archbishop	Sérgio da Rocha
Map
Website
Website of the Diocese

Its cathedral episcopal see is Catedral Nossa Senhora da Evangelização, dedicated to Our Lady of Evangelization, located in the city of Luziânia, Goiás state.

History

• Established on 29 March 1989 as Diocese of Luziânia, on territories split off from the Diocese of Anápolis, Diocese of Ipameri and Diocese of Uruaçu

Statistics

As per 2015 it pastorally served 639,000 Catholics (78.3% of 815,600 total) on 16,424 km² in 32 parishes and 2 missions with 57 priests (30 diocesan, 27 religious), 4 deacons, 101 lay religious (62 brothers, 39 sisters) and 13 seminarians .

Bishops

(all Roman rite)

Episcopal Ordinaries

Suffragan Bishops of Luziânia

• Agostinho Januszewicz, O.F.M. Conv. (born Poland) (1989.03.29 – retired 2004.09.15), died 2011
  • Auxiliary Bishop: José Carlos dos Santos, F.D.P. (2001.06.20 – 2002.03.25)
• Afonso Fioreze, C.P. (2004.09.15 – retired 2017.07.12), succeeded as a Coadjutor Bishop of Luziânia (2003.11.05 – 2004.09.15)
• Waldemar Passini Dalbello (2017.07.12 - ...); previously Titular Bishop of Membressa (2009.12.30 – 2014.12.03) as Auxiliary Bishop of Archdiocese of Goiania (Brazil) (2009.12.30 – 2014.12.03)and Apostolic Administrator of Archdiocese of Brasília (Brazil) (2011.02.17 – 2011.06.15), Coadjutor Bishop of Luziânia (2014.12.03 – succession 2017.07.12).

Coadjutor bishops

• Afonso Fioreze, C.P. (2003-2004)
• Waldemar Passini Dalbello (2014-2017)

Auxiliary bishops

• José Carlos dos Santos, F.D.P. (2001-2002)

See also

• List of Catholic dioceses in Brazil

Sources and external links

• GCatholic.org, with Google satellite photo - data for al sections
• Diocesan website (in Portuguese)
• Catholic Hierarchy