Archdiocese of Diamantina

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The Archdiocese of Diamantina (Latin: Archidioecesis Adamantina) is an archdiocese located in the city of Diamantina, Minas Gerais in Brazil.[1]

History

  • June 6, 1854: Established as Diocese of Diamantina from the Diocese of Mariana
  • June 28, 1917: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Diamantina

Special churches

  • Minor Basilicas:

Bishops

Ordinaries, in reverse chronological order

  • Archbishops of Diamantina (Roman rite)
  • Bishops of Diamantina (Roman Rite) Archbishop (personal title) Joaquim Silvério de Souza (1910.01.25 – 1917.06.28); Bishop Joaquim Silvério de Souza (later Archbishop) (1905.05.05 – 1909.01.29); Bishop João Antônio dos Santos (1863.09.28 – 1905.05.17)

Coadjutor bishops

Auxiliary bishops

  • Antônio José dos Santos, C.M. (1918-1929), appointed Bishop of Assis, São Paulo
  • Carlos Carmelo de Vasconcellos Motta (1932-1935), appointed Archbishop of São Luís do Maranhão; future Cardinal
  • João de Souza Lima, O. Cist. (1949-1955), appointed Bishop of Nazaré, Pernambuco

Other priests of this diocese who became bishops

  • Cyrillo de Paula Freitas, appointed Coadjutor Bishop of Cuiabá in 1905
  • João Antônio Pimenta, appointed Coadjutor Bishop of São Pedro do Rio Grande do Sul in 1906
  • Lúcio Antunes de Souza, appointed Bishop of Botucatu in 1908
  • Nunes de Ávila e Silva, appointed Bishop of Taubaté, São Paulo in 1909
  • João de Almeida Ferrão (Terra), appointed Bishop of Campanha, Minas Gerais in 1909
  • Manuel Nunes Coelho, appointed Bishop of Aterrado in 1920
  • José André Coimbra, appointed Bishop of Barra do Piraí in 1938
  • Serafim Fernandes de Araújo, appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais in 1959; future Cardinal
  • Leonardo de Miranda Pereira, appointed Bishop of Paracatu, Minas Gerais in 1986
  • José Aristeu Vieira, appointed Bishop of Luz, Minas Gerais in 2015
  • Lindomar Rocha Mota, appointed Bishop of São Luís de Montes Belos, Goias in 2020

Suffragan dioceses

References

  1. 1."CNBB Leste 2". CNNB Leste 2. Retrieved 2023-02-19.