Our Lady of Abadia Parish, Barro Alto's main church

The history of Barro Alto begins near an altar. According to IBGE’s historical record, the chapel of Nossa Senhora d’Abadia (Our Lady of Abadia), built in 1956, attracted the first businesses and many houses around it — it was the seed of the town that would become a municipality two years later. See history of Barro Alto.

The parish today

According to the Diocese of Uruaçu, to which it belongs:

• Our Lady of Abadia Parish (Paróquia Nossa Senhora da Abadia), São Paulo Apóstolo deanery (forania);
• created on 27 February 1993;
• main church (Igreja Matriz) dedicated on 20 December 2008;
• address: Avenida Dom Bosco, 560, Centro, Barro Alto (GO), CEP (postcode) 76390-000.

Mass times

The Diocese’s page, consulted on 4 October 2026, lists Masses at the main church:

• Monday to Saturday at 6:00;
• Thursday at 19:00;
• Saturday at 19:00;
• Sunday at 8:00 and 19:00.

Communities

The parish also includes chapels and communities in the neighbourhoods: Nossa Senhora Aparecida e São José, Nossa Senhora da Rosa Mística, Nossa Senhora do Perpétuo Socorro, São Sebastião and Santo Antônio de Pádua.

Our Lady of Abadia in Goiás

Devotion to Our Lady of Abadia is one of the oldest and most popular in inland Goiás, with pilgrimages and festivals in several towns in the state. In Barro Alto, it gives its name to the first chapel and the parish, and is at the centre of the town’s Catholic religious life.

Visiting

• Respect celebration times and keep silent during Mass.
• Photos inside: ask permission at the parish office.
• The main church is in the centre: combine your visit with the one-day itinerary.