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Roman Catholic Diocese of Oliveira

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Rite
  
Latin Rite

Area
  
7,738 km²

Pope
  
Francis

Country
  
Brazil

Roman Catholic Diocese of Oliveira

Population- Total- Catholics
  
(as of 2004)300,000285,000 (95.0%)

Established
  
20 December 1941 (75 years ago)

Cathedral
  
Cathedral of Our Lady of Oliveira in Oliveira, Minas Gerais

Emeritus Bishops
  
Francisco Barroso Filho

Ecclesiastical province
  
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Belo Horizonte

Metropolitan archbishop
  
Walmor Oliveira de Azevedo

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

Contents

History

  • December 20, 1941: Established as Diocese of Oliveira from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Belo Horizonte

    • Leadership

  • Bishops of Oliveira(Roman rite)
  • Bishop Miguel Ângelo Freitas Ribeiro (2007.10.31 – present)
  • Bishop Jésus Rocha (2004.10.20 – 2006.07.13)
  • Bishop Francisco Barroso Filho (1983.12.21 – 2004.10.20)
  • Bishop Antônio Carlos Mesquita (1977.03.06 – 1983.12.16)
  • Bishop José de Medeiros Leite (1945.08.14 – 1977.03.06)

    • References

    Roman Catholic Diocese of Oliveira Wikipedia
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