Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Pouso Alegre
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Archdiocese of Pouso Alegre Archidioecesis Pouso Alegre | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Country | Brazil |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 12,620 km2 (4,870 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2004) 730,918 660,580 (90.4%) |
| Information | |
| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Established | 4 August 1900 (124 years ago) |
| Cathedral | Good Jesus Cathedral, Pouso Alegre |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | José Luiz Majella Delgado |
| Website | |
| arquidiocesepa | |
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The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Pouso Alegre (Latin: Archidioecesis Pouso Alegre) is an archdiocese located in the city of Pouso Alegre in Brazil.[1]
History
[edit]On 4 August 1900, Pope Leo XIII established the Diocese of Pouso Alegre from the Diocese of Mariana. Blessed John XXIII elevated the diocese to the a Metropolitan Archdiocese on 14 April 1962.[2][3]
Special churches
[edit]- Minor Basilicas:
- Basilica de Nossa Senhora do Carmo, Borda da Mata, Minas Gerais[3]
Bishops
[edit]Ordinaries, in reverse chronological order
[edit]- Archbishops of Pouso Alegre (Roman rite), below
- Archbishop José Luiz Majella Delgado (2014.05.28 – present)
- Archbishop Ricardo Pedro Chaves Pinto Filho, O. Praem. (1996.10.16 – 2014.05.28)
- Archbishop João Bergese (1991.05.05 – 1996.03.21)
- Archbishop José d’Angelo Neto (1962.04.14 – 1990.05.31), below
- Bishops of Pouso Alegre (Roman Rite)
- Bishop José d’Angelo Neto (later Archbishop) (1960.03.12 – 1962.04.14)
- Bishop Octávio Augusto Chagas de Miranda (1916.02.14 – 1959.10.29)
- Bishop Antônio Augusto de Assis (1909.11.29 – 1916.02.07), appointed Bishop of Guaxupé, Minas Gerais; future Archbishop
- Bishop João Batista Corrêa Nery (1901.05.18 – 1908.08.03), appointed Bishop of Campinas
Coadjutor bishop
[edit]- Oscar de Oliveira (1954-1959), did not succeed to see; appointed Coadjutor Archbishop of Mariana, Minas Gerais
Auxiliary bishops
[edit]- Antônio Augusto de Assis (1907-1909), appointed Bishop here
- João Bosco Oliver de Faria (1987-1992), appointed Bishop of Patos de Minas, Minas Gerais
- José Francisco Rezende Dias (2001-2005), appointed Bishop of Duque de Caxias, Rio de Janeiro
Other priests of this diocese who became bishops
[edit]- Antônio Carlos Félix, appointed Bishop of Luz, Minas Gerais in 2003
- Marco Aurélio Gubiotti, appointed Bishop of Itabira-Fabriciano, Minas Gerais in 2013
- Edson José Oriolo dos Santos, appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais in 2015
Suffragan dioceses
[edit]Sources
[edit]- ^ "CNBB Leste 2". CNNB Leste 2. Retrieved 2023-02-19.
- ^ "Archdiocese of Pouso Alegre". catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2013-04-10.
- ^ a b "Archdiocese of Pouso Alegre". GCatholic.org. Retrieved 2013-04-10.
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