Diocese of Divinópolis
| Diocese of Divinópolis | |
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Country | Brazil |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Belo Horizonte |
| Diocesan bishop | José Carlos de Souza Campos |
| founding | 1958 |
| surface | 8,824 km² |
| Parishes | 53 (December 31, 2013 / AP2014 ) |
| Residents | 786,000 (December 31, 2013 / AP2014 ) |
| Catholics | 673,000 (December 31, 2013 / AP2014 ) |
| proportion of | 85.6% |
| Diocesan priest | 83 ( 12/31/2013 / AP2014 ) |
| Religious priest | 19 (December 31, 2013 / AP2014 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 6,598 |
| Friars | 31 ( 12/31/2013 / AP2014 ) |
| Religious sisters | 91 (December 31, 2013 / AP2014 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | Portuguese |
| cathedral | Catedral Divino Espírito Santo |
| Website | www.diocesedivinopolis.org.br |
The diocese of Divinópolis ( lat. : Dioecesis Divinopolitanus ) is in Brazil located Roman Catholic diocese based in Divinópolis in the state of Minas Gerais .
history
The diocese Divinópolis was on July 11, 1958 by Pope Pius XII. established with the Apostolic Constitution Qui a Christo from cessions of territory of the Archdiocese of Belo Horizonte and the Diocese of Aterrado and subordinated to the Archdiocese of Belo Horizonte as a suffragan .
Bishops of Divinópolis
- Cristiano Portela de Araújo Pena , 1959–1979
- José Costa Campos , 1979-1989
- José Belvino do Nascimento , 1989-2009
- Tarcísio Nascentes dos Santos , 2009–2012
- José Carlos de Souza Campos , since 2014
See also
Web links
- Homepage of the Diocese of Divinópolis (Portuguese)
- Entry on Diocese of Divinópolis on catholic-hierarchy.org ; Retrieved July 1, 2011.