Roman Catholic Diocese of Araçuaí

Diocese of Araçuaí Dioecesis Arassuahyensis Diocese de Araçuaí
Location
Country	Brazil
Ecclesiastical province	Diamantina
Metropolitan	Diamantina
Statistics
Area	23,526 km2 (9,083 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2012) 420,000 280,000 (66.7%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Established	25 August 1913 (110 years ago)
Cathedral	Cathedral of St Joseph in Araçuaí
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Marcello Romano
Metropolitan Archbishop	Darci José Nicioli
Website
www.diocesedearacuai.com.br

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Araçuaí (Latin: Dioecesis Arassuahyensis) is a diocese located in the city of Araçuaí in the Ecclesiastical province of Diamantina in Brazil.

According to biographical information contained in the Vatican Press Office's News.va and Vatican Information Service's (VIS) daily bulletins (in the section regarding episcopal appointments) for Wednesday, June 13, 2012, Pope Benedict XVI appointed the Reverend Father Marcello Romano, a member of the clergy of, and currently the Diocesan Administrator of, the Roman Catholic Diocese of Guanhaes, in Guanhaes, Brazil, as the ninth Bishop of Araçuaí. For more information on the Bishop-elect or the Diocese, please see the two news releases.

History

• August 25, 1913: Established as Diocese of Araçuaí from the Diocese of Diamantina

Leadership

• Bishops of Araçuaí (Latin Rite)
  • Serafim Gomes Jardim da Silva (later Archbishop) (1914.03.12 – 1934.05.26)
  • José de Haas, O.F.M. (1937.03.20 – 1956.08.01)
  • José Maria Pires (later Archbishop) (1957.05.25 – 1965.12.02)
  • Altivo Pacheco Ribeiro (1966.06.27 – 1973.11.10)
  • Silvestre Luís Scandián, S.V.D. (later Archbishop) (1975.01.04 – 1981.08.18)
  • Crescênzio Rinaldini (1982.05.10 – 2001.08.08)
  • Dario Campos, O.F.M. (2001.08.08 – 2004.06.23)
  • Severino Clasen, O.F.M. (2005.05.11 – 2011.07.06)
  • Marcello Romano (since 2012.06.13)

References

• GCatholic.org
• Catholic Hierarchy