Roman Catholic Diocese of Uberlândia
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Diocese of Uberlândia
Dioecesis Fertiliensis
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Location | |
Country | Brazil |
Ecclesiastical province | Uberaba |
Statistics | |
Area | Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1851: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value). |
Population - Total - Catholics |
(as of 2004) 810,000 598,000 (73.8%) |
Information | |
Rite | Latin Rite |
Established | 22 July 1961 (62 years ago) |
Cathedral | Catedral Santa Terezinha |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Paulo Francisco Machado |
Website | |
elodafe.com |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Uberlândia (Latin: Dioecesis Fertiliensis) is a diocese located in the city of Uberlândia in the Ecclesiastical province of Uberaba in Brazil.
History
- 22 July 1961: Established as Diocese of Uberlândia from the Diocese of Uberaba
Leadership
- Bishops of Uberlândia (Roman rite)
- Bishop Paulo Francisco Machado (2008.01.02 – present)
- Bishop José Alberto Moura, C.S.S. (later Archbishop) (1992.12.23 – 2007.02.07)
- Bishop Estêvão Cardoso de Avellar, O.P. (1978.03.20 – 1992.12.23)
- Bishop Almir Marques Ferreira (1961.08.19 – 1977.12.01)
References
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