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Roman Catholic Diocese of Patos de Minas

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Rite
  
Latin Rite

Area
  
33,068 km²

Country
  
Brazil

Pope
  
Francis

Phone
  
+55 34 3821-3213

Population - Total - Catholics
  
(as of 2004) 529,162 393,735 (74.4%)

Established
  
5 April 1955 (61 years ago)

Cathedral
  
Catedral Santo Antônio de Pádua

Bishop
  
Cláudio Nori Sturm, O.F.M. Cap.

Address
  
R. Tiradentes, 388 - Centro, Patos de Minas - MG, 38700-134, Brazil

Ecclesiastical province
  
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Uberaba

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Patos de Minas (Latin: Dioecesis Patensis) is a diocese located in the city of Patos de Minas in the Ecclesiastical province of Uberaba in Brazil.

Contents

History

  • 5 April 1955: Established as Diocese of Patos de Minas from the Diocese of Uberaba

    • Leadership

  • Bishops of Patos de Minas (Roman rite)
  • Bishop José André Coimbra (1955.06.08 – 1968.08.16)
  • Bishop Jorge Scarso, O.F.M. Cap. (1968.12.28 – 1992.01.08)
  • Bishop João Bosco Oliver de Faria (later Archbishop) (1992.01.08 – 2007.05.30)
  • Bishop Cláudio Nori Sturm, O.F.M. Cap. (2008.10.08 - present)

    • References

    Roman Catholic Diocese of Patos de Minas Wikipedia
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