Roman Catholic Diocese of Januária

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Rite Latin Rite Bishop José Moleira da Silva Country Brazil		Pope Francis Area 37,961 km²
Population- Total- Catholics (as of 2004)287,150260,000 (90.5%) Established 15 June 1957 (59 years ago) Cathedral Catedral Nossa Senhora das Dores Ecclesiastical province Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Montes Claros

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Januária (Latin: Dioecesis Ianuariensis) is a diocese located in the city of Januária in the Ecclesiastical province of Montes Claros in Brazil.

History

15 June 1957: Established as Diocese of Januária from the Diocese of Montes Claros and Territorial Prelature of Paracatu

Bishops of Januária (Roman rite)

Daniel Tavares Baeta Neves † (16 May 1958 - 1 June 1962) Resigned

João Batista Przyklenk, M.S.F. † (1 June 1962 - 1 March 1976) appointed, Vicar Apostolic of Tromsø

Anselmo Müller, M.S.F. † (25 April 1984 - 12 November 2008) Retired

José Moreira da Silva (12 Nov 2008 - present)

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