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)192,800147,300 (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.

History

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

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)

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