Roman Catholic Diocese of Patos de Minas
Diocese of Patos de Minas Dioecesis Patensis | |
|---|---|
 Catedral Santo Antônio de Pádua in 2015 | |
| Location | |
| Country | Brazil |
| Ecclesiastical province | Uberaba |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 33,068 km2 (12,768 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2004) 529,162 393,735 (74.4%) |
| Information | |
| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Established | 5 April 1955 (69 years ago) |
| Cathedral | Catedral Santo Antônio de Pádua |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Cláudio Nori Sturm, OFMCap |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Paulo Mendes Peixoto |
| Website | |
| www.diocesedepatosdeminas.org.br | |
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.[1]
History
[edit]- 5 April 1955: Established as Diocese of Patos de Minas from the Diocese of Uberaba
Bishops
[edit]- Bishops of Patos de Minas (Roman rite)
- Bishop José André Coimbra (1955.06.08 – 1968.08.16)
- Bishop Jorge Scarso, OFMCap (1968.12.28 – 1992.01.08)
- Bishop João Bosco Oliver de Faria (1992.01.08 – 2007.05.30), appointed Archbishop of Diamantina, Minas Gerais
- Bishop Cláudio Nori Sturm, OFMCap (2008.10.08 - present)
Coadjutor bishop
[edit]- José Belvino do Nascimento (1987-1989), did not succeed to see; appointed Bishop of Divinópolis, Minas Gerais
Auxiliary bishop
[edit]- Jorge Scarso, OFMCap (1967-1968), appointed Bishop here
Other priests of this diocese who became bishops
[edit]- Paulo Sérgio Machado, appointed Bishop of Ituiutaba, Minas Gerais in 1989
- José Moreira de Melo, appointed Bishop of Itapeva, Sao PauloPriest in 1996
References
[edit]- ^ "CNBB Leste 2". CNNB Leste 2. Retrieved 2023-02-19.
- GCatholic.org
- Catholic Hierarchy
- Diocese website Archived 2008-05-15 at the Wayback Machine (in Portuguese)
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