Roman_Catholic_Diocese_of_Paracatu

Roman Catholic Diocese of Paracatu

Roman Catholic Diocese of Paracatu

Catholic ecclesiastical territory

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Paracatu (Latin: Dioecesis Paracatuensis) is a diocese located in the city of Paracatu in the ecclesiastical province of Montes Claros in Brazil.[1]

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Regional CNBB Leste 2.

History

  • 1 March 1929: Established as Territorial Prelature of Paracatu from the Diocese of Montes Claros and Diocese of Uberaba
  • 14 April 1962: Promoted as Diocese of Paracatu

Bishops

Ordinaries

  • Prelates of Paracatu (Roman Rite)
    • Eliseu Van de Weijer, O. Carm. † (25 May 1940 - 14 April 1962) Resigned
  • Bishops of Paracatu (Roman rite)
    • Raimundo Luí, O. Carm. † (11 June 1962 - 20 July 1977) Resigned
    • José Cardoso Sobrinho, O. Carm. (29 March 1979 - 2 April 1985) Appointed, Archbishop of Olinda e Recife, Pernambuco
    • Map of the diocese.
      Leonardo de Miranda Pereira (6 May 1986 - 7 November 2012) Resigned
    • Jorge Alves Bezerra, S.S.S. (7 November 2012 – present)

Other priest of this diocese who became bishop

  • Divisions of the diocese.
    Benedito Gonçalves dos Santos, appointed Bishop of Presidente Prudente, São Paulo in 2008

References

  1. [1]
    "CNBB Leste 2". CNNB Leste 2. Retrieved 2023-02-19.


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