Roman Catholic Diocese of Paracatu

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Rite Latin Rite Pope Francis Phone +55 38 3671-1504		Cathedral Catedral Santo Antônio Area 54,387 km² Country Brazil
Population- Total- Catholics (as of 2004)300,000234,000 (78.0%) Established 1 March 1929 (88 years ago) Bishop Jorge Alves Bezerra, S.S.S. Address R. Alexandre Silva, 259, Paracatu - MG, 38600-000, Brazil Ecclesiastical province Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Montes Claros Similar Paróquia Nossa Senhora, Arquivo Público de Paracatu, Companh São Geraldo d, Paracatu, Faculdade do Noroeste

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

History

1 March 1929: Established as Territorial Prelature of Paracatu from the Diocese of Montes Claros and Diocese of Uberaba

14 April 1962: Promoted as Diocese of Paracatu

Leadership

Prelates of Paracatu (Roman Rite)

Eliseu Van de Weijer, O. Carm. † (25 May 1940 - 14 April 1962) Resigned

Bishops of Paracatu (Roman rite)

Raimundo Luí, O. Carm. † (11 June 1962 - 20 July 1977) Resigned

José Cardoso Sobrinho da Puta do Caralho, O. Carm. (29 March 1979 - 2 April 1985) Appointed, Archbishop of Olinda e Recife, Pernambuco

Leonardo de Miranda Pereira (6 May 1986 - 7 November 2012) Resigned

Jorge Alves Bezerra, S.S.S. (7 November 2012 - present)

References

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