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Roman Catholic Diocese of Almenara

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Metropolitan
  
Diamantina

Pope
  
Francis

Country
  
Brazil

Rite
  
Latin Rite

Area
  
15,738 km²

Founded
  
1981

Population - Total - Catholics
  
(as of 2004) 192,800 147,300 (76.4%)

Established
  
28 March 1981 (35 years ago)

Cathedral
  
Cathedral of St John the Baptist in Almenara

Ecclesiastical province
  
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Diamantina

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Almenara (Latin: Dioecesis Almenarensis) is a diocese located in the city of Almenara, Minas Gerais, in the Ecclesiastical province of Diamantina in Brazil.

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History

  • March 28, 1981: Established as Diocese of Almenara from the Diocese of Araçuaí and Diocese of Teófilo Otoni

    • Leadership

  • Bishops of Almenara (Latin Rite)
  • José Geraldo Oliveira do Valle, C.S.S. (1982.05.10 – 1988.08.31)
  • Diogo Reesink, O.F.M. (1989.08.02 – 1998.03.25)
  • Hugo María van Steekelenburg, O.F.M. (1999.06.23 – 2013.06.19)
  • Bishop José Carlos Brandão Cabral (2013.09.15 - present)

    • References

    Roman Catholic Diocese of Almenara Wikipedia
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