Roman Catholic Diocese of Sete Lagoas
Appearance
Diocese of Sete Lagoas Dioecesis Septemlacunensis Diocese de Sete Lagoas | |
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Location | |
Country | Brazil |
Ecclesiastical province | Belo Horizonte |
Metropolitan | Belo Horizonte |
Statistics | |
Area | 11,915 km2 (4,600 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2010) 454,314 354,017 (77.9%) |
Information | |
Rite | Latin Rite |
Established | 16 July 1955 (69 years ago) |
Cathedral | Cathedral of St Anthony in Sete Lagoas |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Francisco Cota de Oliveira |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Walmor Oliveira de Azevedo |
Bishops emeritus | Aloísio Jorge Pena Vitral Guilherme Porto |
Website | |
www.diocesedesetelagoas.com.br |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Sete Lagoas (Latin: Dioecesis Septemlacunensis) is a diocese located in the city of Sete Lagoas in the ecclesiastical province of Belo Horizonte in Brazil.[1]
History
[edit]- July 16, 1955: Established as Diocese of Sete Lagoas from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Belo Horizonte and Metropolitan Archdiocese of Diamantina
Leadership
[edit]- Bishops of Sete Lagoas (Roman rite), in reverse chronological order
- Bishop Francisco Cota de Oliveira (2020.06.10 -
- Bishop Aloísio Jorge Pena Vitral (2017.09.20 - 2020.06.10)
- Bishop Guilherme Porto (1999.10.27 – 2017.09.20)
- Bishop José de Lima (1981.06.07 – 1999.10.27)
- Bishop Daniel Tavares Baeta Neves (1964.06.04 – 1980.07.08)
- Bishop José de Almeida Batista Pereira (1955.11.07 – 1964.04.02)
References
[edit]- ^ "CNBB Leste 2". CNNB Leste 2. Retrieved 2023-02-19.
Sources
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