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Archdiocese of Uberaba

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Archdiocese of Uberaba

Archidioecesis Uberabensis
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Coat of arms of the Archdiocese of Uberaba
Coat of arms
Location
CountryBrazil
Ecclesiastical provinceUberaba
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Statistics
Area27,228 km2 (10,513 sq mi)
Population
  • Total
  • Catholics
  • (as of 2004)
  • 693,185
  • 444,081 (64.1%)
Information
RiteLatin Rite
Established29 September 1907 (118 years ago)
CathedralCatedral Metropolitana Sagrado Coração de Jesus
Current leadership
PopeLeo XIV
ArchbishopPaulo Mendes Peixoto
Map
File:Diocese de Uberaba (Minas Gerais).png
Website
www.arquidiocesedeuberaba.org.br
File:Província Eclesiástica de Uberaba (Minas Gerais).png
Ecclesiastical Province of Uberaba.
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Regional CNBB Leste 2.

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Uberaba (Latin: Archidioecesis Uberabensis) is an archdiocese located in the city of Uberaba in Brazil.[1]

History

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  • 29 September 1907: Established as Diocese of Uberaba from the Diocese of Goiás
  • 14 April 1962: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Uberaba

Bishops

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Ordinaries, in reverse chronological order

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  • Archbishops of Uberaba (Roman rite), below
  • Bishops of Uberaba (Roman Rite), below
    • Bishop Alexandre Gonçalves do Amaral (later Archbishop) (1939.08.05 – 1962.04.14)
    • Bishop Antonio Colturato, O.F.M. Cap. (1929.08.02 – 1938.04.12), appointed Bishop of Botucatu
    • Bishop Antônio de Almeida Lustosa, S.D.B. (1924.07.04 – 1928.12.17), appointed Bishop of Corumbá, Mato Grosso do Sul; future Archbishop
    • Bishop José Tupinambá da Frota (1923.04.06 – 1924.03.10), appointed Bishop of Sobral, Ceara
    • Bishop Eduardo Duarte e Silva (1907.11.06 – 1923.05.14), appointed titular Archbishop upon resignation

Coadjutor archbishop

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  • José Pedro de Araújo Costa (1968-1978), did not succeed to see

Other priests of this diocese who became bishops

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  • Almir Marques Ferreira, appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Sorocaba in 1957
  • Antônio Braz Benevente, appointed Bishop of Jacarezinho, Parana in 2010

Suffragan dioceses

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References

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Sources

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