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Roman Catholic Diocese of São João del Rei

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Rite
  
Latin Rite

Area
  
9,503 km²

Country
  
Brazil

Pope
  
Francis

Phone
  
+55 35 3824-1116

Emeritus bishop
  
Waldemar Chaves de Araújo

Roman Catholic Diocese of São João del Rei

Population- Total- Catholics
  
(as of 2004)520,000468,000 (90.0%)

Established
  
21 May 1960 (56 years ago)

Cathedral
  
Catedral Basílica Nossa Sehora do Pilar

Emeritus Bishops
  
Waldemar Chaves de Araújo

Address
  
Praca Gabriel Andrade Junqueira - s/n, Ingaí - MG, 37215-000, Brazil

Ecclesiastical province
  
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Juiz de Fora

Similar
  
Paróquia Santana, Mitra Diocesana da Camp, Paróquia de Nossa Senhora, Paróquia Nossa Senhora, Transur Transporte Rodoviári

The Roman Catholic Diocese of São João del Rei (Latin: Dioecesis Sancti Ioannis a Rege) is a diocese located in the city of São João del-Rei in the Ecclesiastical province of Juiz de Fora in Brazil.

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History

  • May 21, 1960: Established as Diocese of São João del-Rei from the Diocese of Campanha and Metropolitan Archdiocese of Mariana

    • Leadership

  • Bishops of São João del-Rei (Roman rite)
  • Bishop Célio de Oliveira Goulart, O.F.M. (2010.05.26 – present)
  • Bishop Waldemar Chaves de Araújo (1996.06.26 – 2010.05.26)
  • Bishop Antônio Carlos Mesquita (1983.12.16 – 1996.06.26)
  • Bishop Delfim Ribeiro Guedes (1960.07.23 – 1983.12.07)

    • References

    Roman Catholic Diocese of São João del Rei Wikipedia
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