Roman Catholic Diocese of Uruaçu

History

• 1956.03.26: Established as Diocese of Uruaçu from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Goiás

  Bishops

• Bishops of Uruaçu, in reverse chronological order
• * Bishop-Elect Giovanni Carlos Caldas Barroca
• * Bishop Messias dos Reis Silveira, appointed Bishop of Teófilo Otoni, Minas Gerais
• * Bishop José da Silva Chaves
• * Bishop Francisco Prada Carrera, C.M.F.

  Auxiliary bishop

• José da Silva Chaves, appointed Bishop here

  Other priests of this diocese who became bishops

• Adair José Guimarães, appointed Bishop of Rubiataba-Mozarlândia, Goias in 2008
• José Francisco Rodrigues do Rêgo, appointed Bishop of Ipameri, Goias in 2019