Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Pouso Alegre

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Archdiocese of Pouso Alegre

Archidioecesis Pouso Alegre
Location
CountryBrazil
Statistics
Area12,620 km2 (4,870 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics (including non-members)
(as of 2004)
730,918
660,580 (90.4%)
Information
RiteLatin Rite
Established4 August 1900 (121 years ago)
CathedralCatedral Metropolitana Bom Jesus
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
Metropolitan Archbishop
Website
www.arquidiocese-pa.org.br

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Pouso Alegre (Latin: Archidioecesis Pouso Alegre) is an archdiocese located in the city of Pouso Alegre in Brazil.

History[]

On 4 August 1900, Pope Leo XIII established the Diocese of Pouso Alegre from the Diocese of Mariana. Blessed John XXIII elevated the diocese to the a Metropolitan Archdiocese on 14 April 1962.[1][2]

Special churches[]

Bishops[]

Ordinaries, in reverse chronological order[]

  • Archbishops of Pouso Alegre (Roman rite), below
    • Archbishop José Luiz Majella Delgado (2014.05.28 – present)
    • Archbishop Ricardo Pedro Chaves Pinto Filho, O. Praem. (1996.10.16 – 2014.05.28)
    • Archbishop (1991.05.05 – 1996.03.21)
    • Archbishop (1962.04.14 – 1990.05.31), below
  • Bishops of Pouso Alegre (Roman Rite)
    • Bishop José d’Angelo Neto (later Archbishop) (1960.03.12 – 1962.04.14)
    • Bishop (1916.02.14 – 1959.10.29)
    • Bishop (1909.11.29 – 1916.02.07), appointed Bishop of Guaxupé, Minas Gerais; future Archbishop
    • Bishop (1901.05.18 – 1908.08.03), appointed Bishop of Campinas

Coadjutor bishop[]

  • (1954-1959), did not succeed to see; appointed Coadjutor Archbishop of Mariana, Minas Gerais

Auxiliary bishops[]

  • (1907-1909), appointed Bishop here
  • (1987-1992), appointed Bishop of Patos de Minas, Minas Gerais
  • (2001-2005), appointed Bishop of Duque de Caxias, Rio de Janeiro

Other priests of this diocese who became bishops[]

  • , appointed Bishop of Luz, Minas Gerais in 2003
  • , appointed Bishop of Itabira-Fabriciano, Minas Gerais in 2013
  • , appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais in 2015

Suffragan dioceses[]

Sources[]

  1. ^ "Archdiocese of Pouso Alegre". catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2013-04-10.
  2. ^ a b "Archdiocese of Pouso Alegre". GCatholic.org. Retrieved 2013-04-10.

Coordinates: 22°13′52″S 45°56′10″W / 22.2310°S 45.9361°W / -22.2310; -45.9361


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