Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Diamantina
Archdiocese of Diamantina Archidioecesis Adamantina Arquidiocese de Diamantina | |
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St. Anthony's Cathedral, Diamantina | |
Location | |
Country | ![]() |
Ecclesiastical province | Diamantina |
Statistics | |
Area | 45,171 km2 (17,441 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics (including non-members) | (as of 2013) 524,000 459,000 (87.6%) |
Information | |
Rite | Latin Rite |
Established | 6 June 1854 (167 years ago) |
Cathedral | Cathedral of Saint Anthony in Diamantina |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Metropolitan Archbishop | |
Bishops emeritus | Paulo Lopes de Faria |
Website | |
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The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Diamantina (Latin: Archidioecesis Adamantina) is an archdiocese located in the city of Diamantina, Minas Gerais in Brazil.
History[]
- June 6, 1854: Established as Diocese of Diamantina from the Diocese of Mariana
- June 28, 1917: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Diamantina
Special churches[]
- Minor Basilicas:
- Basílica Sagrado Coração de Jesus, Diamantina
- Basílica São Geraldo Majela, Curvelo
Bishops[]
Ordinaries, in reverse chronological order[]
- Archbishops of Diamantina (Roman rite)
- Archbishop (2016.03.09 - Present)
- Archbishop (2007.05.30 – 2016.03.09)
- Archbishop Paulo Lopes de Faria (1997.05.14 – 2007.05.30)
- Archbishop (1981.02.03 – 1997.05.14)
- Archbishop Geraldo de Proença Sigaud, S.V.D. (1960.12.20 – 1980.09.10)
- Archbishop (1954.01.05 – 1960.03.12)
- Archbishop (1934.05.26 – 1953.10.28)
- Archbishop (1917.06.28 – 1933.08.30)
- Bishops of Diamantina (Roman Rite)
- Archbishop (personal title) Joaquim Silvério de Souza (1910.01.25 – 1917.06.28)
- Bishop Joaquim Silvério de Souza (later Archbishop) (1905.05.05 – 1909.01.29)
- Bishop (1863.09.28 – 1905.05.17)
Coadjutor bishops[]
- (1901-1905)
- Paulo Lopes de Faria (1995-1997)
Auxiliary bishops[]
- , C.M. (1918-1929), appointed Bishop of Assis, São Paulo
- Carlos Carmelo de Vasconcellos Motta (1932-1935), appointed Archbishop of São Luís do Maranhão; future Cardinal
- , O. Cist. (1949-1955), appointed Bishop of Nazaré, Pernambuco
Other priests of this diocese who became bishops[]
- , appointed Coadjutor Bishop of Cuiabá in 1905
- , appointed Coadjutor Bishop of São Pedro do Rio Grande do Sul in 1906
- , appointed Bishop of Botucatu in 1908
- , appointed Bishop of Taubaté, São Paulo in 1909
- , appointed Bishop of Campanha, Minas Gerais in 1909
- , appointed Bishop of Aterrado in 1920
- , appointed Bishop of Barra do Piraí in 1938
- Serafim Fernandes de Araújo, appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais in 1959; future Cardinal
- , appointed Bishop of Paracatu, Minas Gerais in 1986
- , appointed Bishop of Luz, Minas Gerais in 2015
- , appointed Bishop of São Luís de Montes Belos, Goias in 2020
Suffragan dioceses[]
Sources[]
Coordinates: 18°14′41″S 43°35′50″W / 18.2447°S 43.5973°W
Categories:
- Roman Catholic dioceses in Brazil
- Roman Catholic ecclesiastical provinces in Brazil
- Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Diamantina
- Religious organizations established in 1854
- Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 19th century
- 1854 establishments in Brazil
- Brazilian Roman Catholic diocese stubs