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Roman Catholic Diocese of Uberlândia

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Rite
  
Latin Rite

Area
  
13,853 km²

Country
  
Brazil

Pope
  
Francis

Phone
  
+55 34 3232-1699

Population - Total - Catholics
  
(as of 2004) 810,000 598,000 (73.8%)

Established
  
22 July 1961 (55 years ago)

Cathedral
  
Catedral Santa Terezinha

Bishop
  
Paulo Francisco Machado

Address
  
R. Padre Américo Ceppi, 190 - Brasil, Uberlândia - MG, 38400-672, Brazil

Ecclesiastical province
  
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Uberaba

Similar
  
Santuário Nossa Senhora, Catedral Santa Terezinha, Paróquia Nossa Senhora

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Uberlândia (Latin: Dioecesis Fertiliensis) is a diocese located in the city of Uberlândia in the Ecclesiastical province of Uberaba in Brazil.

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History

  • 22 July 1961: Established as Diocese of Uberlândia from the Diocese of Uberaba

    • Leadership

  • Bishops of Uberlândia (Roman rite)
  • Bishop Paulo Francisco Machado (2008.01.02 – present)
  • Bishop José Alberto Moura, C.S.S. (later Archbishop) (1992.12.23 – 2007.02.07)
  • Bishop Estêvão Cardoso de Avellar, O.P. (1978.03.20 – 1992.12.23)
  • Bishop Almir Marques Ferreira (1961.08.19 – 1977.12.01)

    • References

    Roman Catholic Diocese of Uberlândia Wikipedia
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