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Roman Catholic Diocese of Araçuaí

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Metropolitan
  
Diamantina

Pope
  
Francis

Country
  
Brazil

Rite
  
Latin Rite

Area
  
23,526 km²

Population - Total - Catholics
  
(as of 2012) 420,000 280,000 (66.7%)

Established
  
25 August 1913 (103 years ago)

Cathedral
  
Cathedral of St Joseph in Araçuaí

Ecclesiastical province
  
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Diamantina

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Araçuaí (Latin: Dioecesis Arassuahyensis) is a diocese located in the city of Araçuaí in the Ecclesiastical province of Diamantina in Brazil.

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According to biographical information contained in the Vatican Press Office's News.va and Vatican Information Service's (VIS) daily bulletins (in the section regarding episcopal appointments) for Wednesday, June 13, 2012, Pope Benedict XVI appointed the Reverend Father Marcello Romano, a member of the clergy of, and currently the Diocesan Administrator of, the Roman Catholic Diocese of Guanhaes, in Guanhaes, Brazil, as the ninth Bishop of Araçuaí. For more information on the Bishop-elect or the Diocese, please see the two news releases.

History

  • August 25, 1913: Established as Diocese of Araçuaí from the Diocese of Diamantina

    • Leadership

  • Bishops of Araçuaí (Latin Rite)
  • Serafim Gomes Jardim da Silva (later Archbishop) (1914.03.12 – 1934.05.26)
  • José de Haas, O.F.M. (1937.03.20 – 1956.08.01)
  • José Maria Pires (later Archbishop) (1957.05.25 – 1965.12.02)
  • Altivo Pacheco Ribeiro (1966.06.27 – 1973.11.10)
  • Silvestre Luís Scandián, S.V.D. (later Archbishop) (1975.01.04 – 1981.08.18)
  • Crescênzio Rinaldini (1982.05.10 – 2001.08.08)
  • Dario Campos, O.F.M. (2001.08.08 – 2004.06.23)
  • Severino Clasen, O.F.M. (2005.05.11 – 2011.07.06)
  • Marcello Romano (since 2012.06.13)

    • References

    Roman Catholic Diocese of Araçuaí Wikipedia
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