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.[1]

Archdiocese of Pouso Alegre

Archidioecesis Pouso Alegre
Location
CountryBrazil
Statistics
Area12,620 km2 (4,870 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2004)
730,918
660,580 (90.4%)
Information
RiteLatin Rite
Established4 August 1900 (122 years ago)
CathedralGood Jesus Cathedral, Pouso Alegre
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.[2][3]

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. "CNBB Leste 2". CNNB Leste 2. Retrieved 2023-02-19.
  2. "Archdiocese of Pouso Alegre". catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2013-04-10.
  3. "Archdiocese of Pouso Alegre". GCatholic.org. Retrieved 2013-04-10.



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