Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Diamantina
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The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Diamantina (Template:Langx) is an archdiocese located in the city of Diamantina, Minas Gerais in Brazil.[1]
History
- June 6, 1854: Established as Diocese of Diamantina from the Diocese of Mariana
- June 28, 1917: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Diamantina
Special churches
- Minor Basilicas:
- Basílica Sagrado Coração de Jesus, Diamantina
- Basílica São Geraldo Majela, Curvelo
Bishops
Ordinaries, in reverse chronological order
- Archbishops of Diamantina (Roman rite)
- Archbishop Darci José Nicioli (2016.03.09 - Present)
- Archbishop João Bosco Oliver de Faria (2007.05.30 – 2016.03.09)
- Archbishop Paulo Lopes de Faria (1997.05.14 – 2007.05.30)
- Archbishop Geraldo Majela Reis (1981.02.03 – 1997.05.14)
- Archbishop Geraldo de Proença Sigaud, S.V.D. (1960.12.20 – 1980.09.10)
- Archbishop José Newton de Almeida Baptista (1954.01.05 – 1960.03.12)
- Archbishop Serafim Gomes Jardim da Silva (1934.05.26 – 1953.10.28)
- Archbishop Joaquim Silvério de Souza (1917.06.28 – 1933.08.30)
- Bishops of Diamantina (Roman Rite)
- Archbishop (personal title) Joaquim Silvério de Souza (1910.01.25 – 1917.06.28)
- Bishop Joaquim Silvério de Souza (later Archbishop) (1905.05.05 – 1909.01.29)
- Bishop João Antônio dos Santos (1863.09.28 – 1905.05.17)
Coadjutor bishops
- Joaquim Silvério de Souza (1901-1905)
- Paulo Lopes de Faria (1995-1997)
Auxiliary bishops
- Antônio José dos Santos, C.M. (1918-1929), appointed Bishop of Assis, São Paulo
- Carlos Carmelo de Vasconcellos Motta (1932-1935), appointed Archbishop of São Luís do Maranhão; future Cardinal
- João de Souza Lima, O. Cist. (1949-1955), appointed Bishop of Nazaré, Pernambuco
Other priests of this diocese who became bishops
- Cyrillo de Paula Freitas, appointed Coadjutor Bishop of Cuiabá in 1905
- João Antônio Pimenta, appointed Coadjutor Bishop of São Pedro do Rio Grande do Sul in 1906
- Lúcio Antunes de Souza, appointed Bishop of Botucatu in 1908
- Nunes de Ávila e Silva, appointed Bishop of Taubaté, São Paulo in 1909
- João de Almeida Ferrão (Terra), appointed Bishop of Campanha, Minas Gerais in 1909
- Manuel Nunes Coelho, appointed Bishop of Aterrado in 1920
- José André Coimbra, appointed Bishop of Barra do Piraí in 1938
- Serafim Fernandes de Araújo, appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais in 1959; future Cardinal
- Leonardo de Miranda Pereira, appointed Bishop of Paracatu, Minas Gerais in 1986
- José Aristeu Vieira, appointed Bishop of Luz, Minas Gerais in 2015
- Lindomar Rocha Mota, appointed Bishop of São Luís de Montes Belos, Goias in 2020
Suffragan dioceses
References
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