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Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Mariana

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Rite
  
Latin Rite

Area
  
22,680 km²

Archbishop
  
Geraldo Lyrio Rocha

Pope
  
Francis

Country
  
Brazil

Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Mariana

Population - Total - Catholics
  
(as of 2013) 1,274,000 (est.) 1,069,000 (est.) (83.9%)

Established
  
6 December 1745 (271 years ago)

Cathedral
  
Catedral Metropolitana Basílica Nossa Senhora da Assunção

Secular priests
  
171 (diocesan) 24 (Religious Orders)

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The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Mariana (Latin: Archidioecesis Marianensis, Portuguese: Arquidiocese de Mariana) is an archdiocese based in the city of Mariana in the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais.

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History

  • December 6, 1745: Established as the Diocese of Mariana with territory taken from the Diocese of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro
  • May 1, 1906: Promoted to Metropolitan Archdiocese of Mariana

    • In 2013 there was one priest for every 5,482 Catholics.

    Special churches

  • Minor Basilicas:
  • Basílica do Senhor Bom Jesus, Congonhas do Campo
  • Basílica Sagrado Coração de Jesus, Conselheiro Lafaiete
  • Basílica São José Operário, Barbacena

    • Leadership

  • Archbishops of Mariana (Roman rite)
  • Geraldo Lyrio Rocha (2007.04.11 – present)
  • Luciano Pedro Mendes de Almeida, S.J. (1988.04.06 – 2006.08.27)
  • Oscar de Oliveira (1960.04.25 – 1988.04.06)
  • Helvécio Gomes de Oliveira, S.D.B. (1922.11.10 – 1960.04.25)
  • Silvério Gomes Pimenta (1906.05.01 – 1922.09.01)
  • Bishops of Mariana (Roman Rite)
  • Silvério Gomes Pimenta (later Archbishop) (1897.12.03 – 1906.05.01)
  • Antônio Maria Corrêa de Sá e Benevides (1877.06.25 – 1896.07.15)
  • Antônio Ferreira Viçoso, C.M. (1844.01.12 – 1875.08.05)
  • Carlos Pereira Freire de Moura (1840 – 1840)
  • José da Santíssima Trindade Leite, O.F.M. (1819.09.27 – 1835.09.28)
  • Cypriano de São José, O.F.M. (1797.07.24 – 1817.08.14)
  • Domingos da Encarnação Pontevel, O.P. (1779.03.01 – 1795.06.16)
  • Bartolomeu Manoel Mendes dos Reis (孟主教) (1773.03.08 – 1778.08.28)
  • Joaquim Borges de Figueroa (later Archbishop) (1771.06.17 – 1773.03.08)
  • Manoel da Cruz Nogueira, O.Cist. (1745.12.15 – 1764.01.03)

    • Suffragan dioceses

  • Diocese of Caratinga
  • Diocese of Governador Valadares
  • Diocese of Itabira–Fabriciano

    • References

    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Mariana Wikipedia
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