Diocese of Guiratinga Dioecesis Guiratingensis Diocese de Guiratinga | |
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| Location | |
| Country |  Brazil |
| Ecclesiastical province | Cuiabá |
| Metropolitan | Cuiabá |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 38,666 km2 (14,929 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2006) 153,800 102,000 (66.3%) |
| Information | |
| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Established | 12 May 1914 (110 years ago) |
| Dissolved | 25 June 2014 (10 years ago) |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of St John the Baptist in Guiratinga |
| Leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Mílton Antônio dos Santos |
| Website | |
| Website of the Diocese | |
The Diocese of Guiratinga (Dioecesis Guiratingensis) was a former ecclesiastical circumscription of the Catholic Church in Brazil, belonging to the Ecclesiastical Province of Cuiabá and the West II Regional Bishops' Council of the National Conference of Bishops of Brazil, being a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Cuiabá. The episcopal see is the Cathedral St. John the Baptist in the city of Guiratinga in the state of Mato Grosso.
The Prelature Registry Araguaia (Territorialis Praelatura Registrensis or Territorialis Praelatura registration Araguaia) was erected on May 12, 1914, by Pope Pius X, by decree of the Sacred Congregation Concistorial [1], from territory taken from the Archdiocese Cuiabá, and delivered by the Holy See to the care of the Salesians. 1st Bishop Prelate: Don Antonio Malan - SDB - (1914-1924) Apostolic Administrator: Mons. Conturon John the Baptist (1924 - 1937) 2nd Bishop Prelate: Bishop Jose Selva - SDB (1937-1956) 3rd Bishop Prelate: Don Camillo Faresin - SDB (1956-1969) Pope Paul VI, on May 27, 1969, changed the name to Prelature of Guiratinga (Territorialis Praelatura Guiratingensis). On October 3, 1981, it was promoted to the rank of diocese by Pope John Paul II.
