Roman Catholic Diocese of Paracatu
Diocese of Paracatu Dioecesis Paracatuensis | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Brazil |
| Ecclesiastical province | Montes Claros |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 54,387 km2 (20,999 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics (including non-members) | (as of 2004) 300,000 234,000 (78.0%) |
| Information | |
| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Established | 1 March 1929 (92 years ago) |
| Cathedral | Catedral Santo Antônio |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | , S.S.S. |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | |
| Bishops emeritus | |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Paracatu (Latin: Dioecesis Paracatuensis) is a diocese located in the city of Paracatu in the Ecclesiastical province of Montes Claros in Brazil.
History[]
- 1 March 1929: Established as Territorial Prelature of Paracatu from the Diocese of Montes Claros and Diocese of Uberaba
- 14 April 1962: Promoted as Diocese of Paracatu
Bishops[]
Ordinaries[]
- Prelates of Paracatu (Roman Rite)
- Eliseu Van de Weijer, O. Carm. † (25 May 1940 - 14 April 1962) Resigned
- Bishops of Paracatu (Roman rite)
- Raimundo Luí, O. Carm. † (11 June 1962 - 20 July 1977) Resigned
- , O. Carm. (29 March 1979 - 2 April 1985) Appointed, Archbishop of Olinda e Recife, Pernambuco
- Leonardo de Miranda Pereira (6 May 1986 - 7 November 2012) Resigned
- Jorge Alves Bezerra, S.S.S. (7 November 2012 – present)
Other priest of this diocese who became bishop[]
- , appointed Bishop of Presidente Prudente, São Paulo in 2008
References[]
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- Roman Catholic dioceses in Brazil
- Christian organizations established in 1929
- Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Montes Claros
- Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 20th century
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