Roman Catholic Diocese of São Luís de Montes Belos
The Roman Catholic Diocese of São Luís de Montes Belos is a diocese centred on the city of São Luís de Montes Belos and part of the ecclesiastical province of Goiânia in Brazil.History
It was established as the Territorial Prelature of São Luís de Montes Belos on 25 November 1961 with territory taken from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Goiânia, the Diocese of Goiás and the Diocese of Jataí, and was entrusted to the Dutch members of the Passionist religious institute.
It became the Diocese of São Luís de Montes Belos on 4 August 1981.Bishops
Ordinaries
- Prelate of São Luís de Montes Belos
- * Estanislau Arnoldo van Melis, C.P. ; see below
- Bishops of São Luís de Montes Belos
- * Estanislau Arnoldo van Melis, C.P. ; see above
- * Washington Cruz, C.P., appointed Archbishop of Goiânia, Goias
- * Carmelo Scampa
- * Lindomar Rocha Mota
Auxiliary bishop
- Rubens Augusto de Souza Espínola, appointed Bishop of Paranavaí, Parana
