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.^[1] The episcopal see is the Saint Antony Cathedral, located in Patos de Minas

History

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

Bishops

• Bishops of Patos de Minas (Roman rite)

Coadjutor bishop

• José Belvino do Nascimento (1987-1989), did not succeed to see; appointed Bishop of Divinópolis, Minas Gerais

Auxiliary bishop

• Jorge Scarso, OFMCap (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