Roman Catholic Diocese of Rondonópolis-Guiratinga

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Rondonópolis-Guiratinga (Dioecesis Rondonopolitanus--Guiratingensis) is a diocese located in the city of Rondonópolis in the ecclesiastical province of Cuiabá in Brazil.

History

 * July 13, 1940: Established as Territorial Prelature of Chapada from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Cuiabá
 * November 25, 1961: Renamed as Territorial Prelature of Rondonópolis
 * February 15, 1986: Promoted as Diocese of Rondonópolis
 * June 25, 2014: Renamed as Diocese of Diocese of Rondonópolis-Guiratinga

Ordinaries, in reverse chronological order

 * Bishops of Rondonópolis (Roman rite)
 * Bishop Juventino Kestering (1997.11.19 – 2021.03.28)
 * Bishop Osório Willibaldo Stoffel, O.F.M. (1986.02.15 – 1997.11.19)
 * Prelates of Rondonópolis (Roman Rite)
 * Bishop Osório Willibaldo Stoffel, O.F.M. (1970.11.27 – 1986.02.15)
 * Bishop Vunibaldo Godchard Talleur, O.F.M. (1961.11.25 – 1970)
 * Prelates of Chapada (Roman Rite)
 * Bishop Vunibaldo Godchard Talleur, O.F.M. (1947.12.20 – 1961.11.25)

Other priest of this diocese who became bishop

 * Giovane Pereira de Melo, appointed Bishop of Tocantinópolis, Tocantins in 2009