Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Pouso Alegre

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

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 (120 years ago)
CathedralCatedral Metropolitana Bom Jesus
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
Metropolitan ArchbishopJosé Luiz Majella Delgado
Website
www.arquidiocese-pa.org.br

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 João Bergese (1991.05.05 – 1996.03.21)
    • Archbishop José d’Angelo Neto (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 Octávio Augusto Chagas de Miranda (1916.02.14 – 1959.10.29)
    • Bishop Antônio Augusto de Assis (1909.11.29 – 1916.02.07), appointed Bishop of Guaxupé, Minas Gerais; future Archbishop
    • Bishop João Batista Corrêa Nery (1901.05.18 – 1908.08.03), appointed Bishop of Campinas

Coadjutor bishop

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

Auxiliary bishops

  • Antônio Augusto de Assis (1907-1909), appointed Bishop here
  • João Bosco Oliver de Faria (1987-1992), appointed Bishop of Patos de Minas, Minas Gerais
  • José Francisco Rezende Dias (2001-2005), appointed Bishop of Duque de Caxias, Rio de Janeiro

Other priests of this diocese who became bishops

  • Antônio Carlos Félix, appointed Bishop of Luz, Minas Gerais in 2003
  • Marco Aurélio Gubiotti, appointed Bishop of Itabira-Fabriciano, Minas Gerais in 2013
  • Edson José Oriolo dos Santos, 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. "Archdiocese of Pouso Alegre". GCatholic.org. Retrieved 2013-04-10.


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