Roman Catholic Diocese of Leopoldina

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Rite Latin Rite Pope Francis Area 8,491 km² Country Brazil		Cathedral Catedral São Sebastião Bishop Dario Campos, O.F.M. Phone +55 32 3444-1848

Population- Total- Catholics (as of 2004)529,154396,865 (75.0%) Established 8 March 1942 (75 years ago) Address Praca Padre Higino Latteck 26, Recreio - MG, 36740-000, Brazil Ecclesiastical province Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Juiz de Fora Similar Mitra Arquidioc de Juiz d, Catedral de São Sebastião, Escola de Informática e Cidada, Paróquia São Benedito Profiles Facebook

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Leopoldina (Latin: Dioecesis Leopoldinensis) is a diocese located in the city of Leopoldina in the Ecclesiastical province of Juiz de Fora in Brazil.

History

March 8, 1942: Established as Diocese of Leopoldina from the Diocese of Juiz de Fora and Metropolitan Archdiocese of Mariana

Bishops of Leopoldina (Roman rite)

Bishop Dario Campos, O.F.M. (2004.06.23 – present)

Bishop Célio de Oliveira Goulart, O.F.M. (1998.06.24 – 2003.07.09)

Bishop Ricardo Pedro Chaves Pinto Filho, O. Praem. (later Archbishop) (1990.03.14 – 1996.10.16)

Bishop Sebastião Roque Rabelo Mendes (1985.08.05 – 1989.05.10)

Bishop Geraldo Ferreira Reis (1961.06.16 – 1985.08.05)

Bishop Delfim Ribeiro Guedes (1943.06.26 – 1960.07.23)

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