Roman Catholic Diocese of Patos de Minas

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Patos de Minas (Latin: Dioecesis Patensis) is a diocese located in the city of Patos de Minas in the Ecclesiastical province of Uberaba in Brazil.

Diocese of Patos de Minas

Dioecesis Patensis
Location
CountryBrazil
Ecclesiastical provinceUberaba
Statistics
Area33,068 km2 (12,768 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics (including non-members)
(as of 2004)
529,162
393,735 (74.4%)
Information
RiteLatin Rite
Established5 April 1955 (65 years ago)
CathedralCatedral Santo Antônio de Pádua
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopCláudio Nori Sturm, O.F.M. Cap.
Metropolitan ArchbishopPaulo Mendes Peixoto
Website
www.diocesedepatosdeminas.org.br

History

  • 5 April 1955: Established as Diocese of Patos de Minas from the Diocese of Uberaba

Bishops

  • Bishops of Patos de Minas (Roman rite)
    • Bishop José André Coimbra (1955.06.08 – 1968.08.16)
    • Bishop Jorge Scarso, O.F.M. Cap. (1968.12.28 – 1992.01.08)
    • Bishop João Bosco Oliver de Faria (1992.01.08 – 2007.05.30), appointed Archbishop of Diamantina, Minas Gerais
    • Bishop Cláudio Nori Sturm, O.F.M. Cap. (2008.10.08 - present)

Coadjutor bishop

Auxiliary bishop

  • Jorge Scarso, O.F.M. Cap. (1967-1968), appointed Bishop here

Other priests of this diocese who became bishops

  • Paulo Sérgio Machado, appointed Bishop of Ituiutaba, Minas Gerais in 1989
  • José Moreira de Melo, appointed Bishop of Itapeva, Sao PauloPriest in 1996

References


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