Archdiocese of Uberaba Archidioecesis Uberabensis | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Brazil |
| Ecclesiastical province | Uberaba |
| Coordinates | 19°45′03″S 47°56′14″W / 19.7509°S 47.9372°W |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 27,228 km2 (10,513 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2004) 693,185 444,081 (64.1%) |
| Information | |
| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Established | 29 September 1907 (116 years ago) |
| Cathedral | Catedral Metropolitana Sagrado Coração de Jesus |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Archbishop | Paulo Mendes Peixoto |
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Ecclesiastical Province of Uberaba.
Regional CNBB Leste 2.
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Uberaba (Latin: Archidioecesis Uberabensis) is an archdiocese located in the city of Uberaba in Brazil.[1]
History
- 29 September 1907: Established as Diocese of Uberaba from the Diocese of Goiás
- 14 April 1962: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Uberaba
Bishops
Ordinaries, in reverse chronological order
- Archbishops of Uberaba (Roman rite), below
- Archbishop Paulo Mendes Peixoto, (2014.03.07)
- Archbishop Aloísio Roque Oppermann, S.C.J. (1996.02.28 – 2012.03.07)
- Archbishop Benedito de Ulhôa Vieira (1978.07.14 – 1996.02.28)
- Archbishop Alexandre Gonçalves do Amaral (1962.04.14 – 1978.07.14)
- Bishops of Uberaba (Roman Rite), below
- Bishop Alexandre Gonçalves do Amaral (later Archbishop) (1939.08.05 – 1962.04.14)
- Bishop Antonio Colturato, O.F.M. Cap. (1929.08.02 – 1938.04.12), appointed Bishop of Botucatu
- Bishop Antônio de Almeida Lustosa, S.D.B. (1924.07.04 – 1928.12.17), appointed Bishop of Corumbá, Mato Grosso do Sul; future Archbishop
- Bishop José Tupinambá da Frota (1923.04.06 – 1924.03.10), appointed Bishop of Sobral, Ceara
- Bishop Eduardo Duarte e Silva (1907.11.06 – 1923.05.14), appointed titular Archbishop upon resignation
Coadjutor archbishop
- José Pedro de Araújo Costa (1968-1978), did not succeed to see
Other priests of this diocese who became bishops
- Almir Marques Ferreira, appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Sorocaba in 1957
- Antônio Braz Benevente, appointed Bishop of Jacarezinho, Parana in 2010
Suffragan dioceses
References
- ↑ "CNBB Leste 2". CNNB Leste 2. Retrieved 2023-02-19.
Sources
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