Roman Catholic Diocese of Divinópolis
Diocese of Divinópolis Dioecesis Divinopolitanus Diocese de Divinópolis | |
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Location | |
Country | ![]() |
Ecclesiastical province | Belo Horizonte |
Metropolitan | Belo Horizonte |
Statistics | |
Area | 8,824 km2 (3,407 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics (including non-members) | (as of 2006) 712,636 612,390 (85.9%) |
Information | |
Rite | Latin Rite |
Established | 11 July 1958 (63 years ago) |
Cathedral | Cathedral of the Holy Spirit in Divinópolis |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Walmor Oliveira de Azevedo |
Website | |
www.diocesedivinopolis.org.br |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Divinópolis (Latin: Dioecesis Divinopolitanus) is a diocese located in the city of Divinópolis in the Ecclesiastical province of Belo Horizonte in Brazil.
History[]
- July 11, 1958: Established as Diocese of Divinópolis from the Diocese of Aterrado and Metropolitan Archdiocese of Belo Horizonte
Bishops[]
- Bishops of Divinópolis (Roman rite), listed in reverse chronological order)
- Bishop (2014.02.26 - Present)
- Bishop (2009.02.11 – 2012.08.01), appointed Bishop of Duque de Caxias, Rio de Janeiro
- Bishop José Belvino do Nascimento (1989.02.27 – 2009.02.11)
- Bishop (1979.03.26 – 1989.02.27)
- Bishop (1959.02.19 – 1979.03.26)
Other priests of this diocese who became bishops[]
- , appointed Auxiliary Bishop of São Paulo in 1999
- , appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Goiânia, Goias in 2016
- , appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Curitiba, Parana in 2017
Sources[]
Coordinates: 20°08′20″S 44°53′02″W / 20.1390°S 44.8840°W
Categories:
- Roman Catholic dioceses in Brazil
- Christian organizations established in 1958
- Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Belo Horizonte
- Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 20th century
- 1958 establishments in Brazil
- Brazilian Roman Catholic diocese stubs