The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Pouso Alegre (Latin: Archidioecesis Pouso Alegre) is an archdiocese located in the city of Pouso Alegre in Brazil.[1]
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
- Minor Basilicas:
Bishops
Ordinaries, in reverse chronological order
- Archbishops of Pouso Alegre (Roman rite), 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
References
- 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.