Roman Catholic Diocese of Luz

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Rite Latin Rite Area 32,976 km²		Pope Francis Country Brazil

Population- Total- Catholics (as of 2004)441,000352,800 (80.0%) Established 18 July 1918 (98 years ago) Cathedral Cathedral of Our Lady of Luz in Luz Ecclesiastical province Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Belo Horizonte Metropolitan archbishop Walmor Oliveira de Azevedo

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Luz (Latin: Dioecesis Luceatinus) is a diocese located in the city of Luz in the Ecclesiastical province of Belo Horizonte in Brazil.

History

July 18, 1918: Established as Diocese of Aterrado from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Mariana and Diocese of Uberaba

December 5, 1960: Renamed as Diocese of Luz

Bishops of Luz (Roman rite)

Bishop Antonio Carlos Félix (2003.02.05 – present)

Bishop Eurico dos Santos Veloso (1994.05.18 – 2001.11.28)

Bishop Belchior Joaquim da Silva Neto, C.M. (1967.07.09 – 1994.05.18)

Bishop Manoel Nunes Coelho (1960.12.05 – 1967.07.08)

Bishops of Aterrado (Roman Rite)

Bishop Manoel Nunes Coelho (1920.06.10 – 1960.12.05)

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