The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Juiz de Fora (Latin: Archidioecesis Iudiciforensis) is an archdiocese located in the city of Juiz de Fora in Brazil.[1]
History
- February 1, 1924: Established as Diocese of Juiz de Fora from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Mariana
- April 14, 1962: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Juiz de Fora
Bishops
Ordinaries, in reverse chronological order
- Archbishops of Juiz de Fora (Roman rite)
- Bishops of Juiz de Fora (Roman Rite) Archdiocese of Juiz de Fora.Bishop Geraldo María de Morais Penido (later Archbishop) (1958.06.09 – 1962.04.14); Ecclesiastical Province of Juiz de Fora.Bishop Justino José de Sant'Ana (1924.07.04 – 1958.06.09)
Coadjutor bishop
- Geraldo María de Morais Penido (1957-1958)
Auxiliary bishops
- Othon Motta (1953-1955), appointed Auxiliary Bishop of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro
- Altivo Pacheco Ribeiro (1973-1987)
- Eurico dos Santos Veloso (1987-1991), appointed Coadjutor Bishop of Luz, Minas Gerais (later returned here as Archbishop)
- Paulo Francisco Machado (2004-2008), appointed Bishop of Uberlândia, Minas Gerais
Other priests of this diocese who became bishops
- José Eugênio Corrêa, appointed Bishop of Caratinga, Minas Gerais in 1957
- Walmor Oliveira de Azevedo, appointed Auxiliary Bishop of São Salvador da Bahia in 1998
- Eduardo Benes de Sales Rodrigues, appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul in 1998
- João Justino de Medeiros Silva, appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais in 2011
- Roberto José da Silva, appointed Bishop of Janaúba, Minas Gerais in 2019
Suffragan dioceses
References
- 1."CNBB Leste 2". CNNB Leste 2. Retrieved 2023-02-19.