Roman Catholic Diocese of Divinópolis
Appearance
Diocese of Divinópolis Dioecesis Divinopolitanus Diocese de Divinópolis | |
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Location | |
Country | ![]() |
Ecclesiastical province | Belo Horizonte |
Metropolitan | Belo Horizonte |
Statistics | |
Area | 8,824 km2 (3,407 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2006) 712,636 612,390 (85.9%) |
Information | |
Rite | Latin Rite |
Established | 11 July 1958 (66 years ago) |
Cathedral | Cathedral of the Holy Spirit in Divinópolis |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | José Carlos de Souza Campos |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Walmor Oliveira de Azevedo |
Website | |
www.diocesedivinopolis.org.br |
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Divinópolis (Latin: Dioecesis Divinopolitanus) is a diocese located in the city of Divinópolis in the ecclesiastical province of Belo Horizonte in Brazil.[1]
History
[edit]- July 11, 1958: Established as Diocese of Divinópolis from the Diocese of Aterrado and Metropolitan Archdiocese of Belo Horizonte
Bishops
[edit]- Bishops of Divinópolis (Roman rite), listed in reverse chronological order)
- Bishop José Carlos de Souza Campos (2014.02.26 - Present)
- Bishop Tarcísio Nascentes dos Santos (2009.02.11 – 2012.08.01), appointed Bishop of Duque de Caxias, Rio de Janeiro
- Bishop José Belvino do Nascimento (1989.02.27 – 2009.02.11)
- Bishop José Costa Campos (1979.03.26 – 1989.02.27)
- Bishop Cristiano Portela de Araújo Pena (1959.02.19 – 1979.03.26)
Other priests of this diocese who became bishops
[edit]- Gil Antônio Moreira, appointed Auxiliary Bishop of São Paulo in 1999
- Moacir Silva Arantes, appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Goiânia, Goias in 2016
- Francisco Cota de Oliveira, appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Curitiba, Parana in 2017
Sources
[edit]- GCatholic.org
- Catholic Hierarchy
- Diocese website Archived 2007-10-16 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "CNBB Leste 2". CNNB Leste 2. Retrieved 2023-02-19.
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