Roman Catholic Diocese of Almenara
Catholic ecclesiastical territory
Diocese of Almenara Dioecesis Almenarensis Diocese de Almenara | |
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Coat of arms | |
Location | |
Country | Brazil |
Ecclesiastical province | Diamantina |
Metropolitan | Diamantina |
Statistics | |
Area | 15,738 km2 (6,076 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2004) 192,800 147,300 (76.4%) |
Information | |
Rite | Latin Rite |
Established | 28 March 1981 (43 years ago) |
Cathedral | Cathedral of St John the Baptist in Almenara |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | José Hamilton de Castro |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Darci José Nicioli |
Bishops emeritus | Hugo María Van Steekelenburg Bishop Emeritus |
Website | |
https://www.diocesedealmenara.ogr.br |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Almenara (Latin: Dioecesis Almenarensis) is a diocese located in the city of Almenara, Minas Gerais, in the ecclesiastical province of Diamantina in Brazil.[1]
History
- March 28, 1981: Established as Diocese of Almenara from the Diocese of Araçuaí and Diocese of Teófilo Otoni
Leadership
- Bishops of Almenara (Latin Rite)
- José Geraldo Oliveira do Valle, C.S.S. (10 May 1982 – 31 Aug 1988), appointed Coadjutor Bishop of Guaxupé, Minas Gerais
- Diogo Johannes Antonius Reesink, O.F.M. (2 Aug 1989 – 25 Mar 1998), appointed Bishop of Teófilo Otoni, Minas Gerais
- Hugo María van Steekelenburg, O.F.M. (23 Jun 1999 – 19 Jun 2013)
- José Carlos Brandão Cabral (15 Sep 2013–2022)
- José Hamilton de Castro (2023-present)
References
- ^ "CNBB Leste 2". CNNB Leste 2. Retrieved 2023-02-19.
- GCatholic.org
- Catholic Hierarchy
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