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Roman Catholic Diocese of Sete Lagoas

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Rite
  
Latin Rite

Area
  
11,915 km²

Country
  
Brazil

Pope
  
Francis

Phone
  
+55 31 3771-0091

Roman Catholic Diocese of Sete Lagoas

Population- Total- Catholics
  
(as of 2010)454,314354,017 (77.9%)

Established
  
16 July 1955 (61 years ago)

Cathedral
  
Cathedral of St Anthony in Sete Lagoas

Address
  
R. Chile, 144 - Nova Cidade, Sete Lagoas - MG, 35702-292, Brazil

Ecclesiastical province
  
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Belo Horizonte

Metropolitan archbishop
  
Walmor Oliveira de Azevedo

Similar
  
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Sete Lagoas (Latin: Dioecesis Septemlacunensis) is a diocese located in the city of Sete Lagoas in the Ecclesiastical province of Belo Horizonte in Brazil.

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History

  • July 16, 1955: Established as Diocese of Sete Lagoas from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Belo Horizonte and Metropolitan Archdiocese of Diamantina

    • Leadership

  • Bishops of Sete Lagoas (Roman rite)
  • Bishop Guilherme Porto (1999.10.27 – present)
  • Bishop José de Lima (1981.06.07 – 1999.10.27)
  • Bishop Daniel Tavares Baeta Neves (1964.06.04 – 1980.07.08)
  • Bishop José de Almeida Batista Pereira (1955.11.07 – 1964.04.02)

    • References

    Roman Catholic Diocese of Sete Lagoas Wikipedia
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