Jump to content

Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Pouso Alegre

From Catholicism Wiki
Archdiocese of Pouso Alegre
Archidioecesis Pouso Alegre
Coat of arms of the Archdiocese of Pouso Alegre
Coat of arms
Location
Country Brazil
Statistics
Area 12,620 km2 (4,870 sq mi)
Population
Total
Catholics 		(as of 2004)
730,918
660,580 (90.4%)
Information
Rite Latin Rite
Established 4 August 1900 (126 years ago)
Cathedral Good Jesus Cathedral, Pouso Alegre
Current leadership
Pope Leo XIV
Metropolitan Archbishop José Luiz Majella Delgado
Website
arquidiocesepa.org.br

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:
    • Basilica de Nossa Senhora do Carmo, Borda da Mata, Minas Gerais[3]

Bishops

Ordinaries, in reverse chronological order

  • Archbishops of Pouso Alegre (Roman rite), below
    • Archbishop José Luiz Majella Delgado (2014.05.28 – present)
    • Archbishop Ricardo Pedro Chaves Pinto Filho, O. Praem. (1996.10.16 – 2014.05.28)
    • Archbishop João Bergese (1991.05.05 – 1996.03.21)
    • Archbishop José d’Angelo Neto (1962.04.14 – 1990.05.31), 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

  • Diocese of Campanha
  • Diocese of Guaxupé

Canonical status and jurisdiction

Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Pouso Alegre is a metropolitan archdiocese of the Catholic Church.[4]

References

  1. Back to citation "CNBB Leste 2". CNNB Leste 2. Retrieved 2023-02-19.
  2. Back to citation "Archdiocese of Pouso Alegre". catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2013-04-10.
  3. Back to citation occurrence 3.0 Back to citation occurrence 3.1 "Archdiocese of Pouso Alegre". GCatholic.org. Retrieved 2013-04-10.
  4. Back to citation Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Pouso Alegre, official website

Bibliography

22°13′52″S 45°56′10″W / 22.2310°S 45.9361°W

Retrieved from "https://catholicism.wiki/index.php?title=Roman_Catholic_Archdiocese_of_Pouso_Alegre&oldid=131239"