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Roman Catholic Diocese of São João del Rei

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Diocese of São João del Rei

Dioecesis Sancti Ioannis a Rege
Cathedral-Basilica of Our Lady of the Pillar
Location
CountryBrazil
Ecclesiastical provinceJuiz de Fora
Statistics
Area9,503 km2 (3,669 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2004)
520,000
468,000 (90.0%)
Information
DenominationCatholic Church
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
RiteRoman Rite
Established21 May 1960 (64 years ago)
CathedralCatedral Basílica Nossa Sehora do Pilar
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopJosé Eudes Campos do Nascimento
Metropolitan ArchbishopGil Antônio Moreira
Bishops emeritusWaldemar Chaves de Araújo
Regional CNBB Leste 2.

The Diocese of São João del Rei (Latin: Dioecesis Sancti Ioannis a Rege) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical jurisdiction or diocese of the Catholic Church in Brazil. It is a suffragan in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Juiz de Fora.[1]

Its cathedral is the Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of the Pillar, São João del Rei, a minor basilica, dedicated to Our Lady of the Pillar, in the city of São João del-Rei.

History

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Saint Anne in Lavras.

On May 21, 1960, the Diocese of São João del-Rei was established as Dioecesis Sancti Ioannis a Rege (Latin), on territories split off from the Diocese of Campanha, Archdiocese of Mariana, and (then) Diocese of Juiz de Fora.

Statistics

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As of 2015, its pastoral services reached 506,000 Catholics (85.1% of the total population, 594 800), on 9 503 km², and 40 parishes.[citation needed]

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References

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  1. ^ "CNBB Leste 2". CNNB Leste 2. Retrieved 2023-02-19.
  2. ^ "Falece Dom Célio de Oliveira Goulart, Bispo de São João del-Rei - Vatican News". www.vaticannews.va (in Portuguese). 2018-01-19. Retrieved 2023-02-19.
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