Diocese of Oliveira
| Diocese of Oliveira | |
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Country | Brazil |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Belo Horizonte |
| Diocesan bishop | Miguel Ângelo Freitas Ribeiro |
| Emeritus diocesan bishop | Francisco Barroso Filho |
| Vicar General | Lúcio Carlos Viera |
| founding | 1941 |
| surface | 7,980 km² |
| Parishes | 28 (December 31, 2013 / AP2014 ) |
| Residents | 331,000 (December 31, 2013 / AP2014 ) |
| Catholics | 313,000 ( 12/31/2013 / AP2014 ) |
| proportion of | 94.6% |
| Diocesan priest | 45 ( 12/31/2013 / AP2014 ) |
| Religious priest | 9 (December 31, 2013 / AP2014 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 5,796 |
| Friars | 20 (December 31, 2013 / AP2014 ) |
| Religious sisters | 22 (December 31, 2013 / AP2014 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | Portuguese |
| cathedral | Catedral Nossa Senhora de Oliveira |
| Website | http://www.dioceseoliveira.org.br/ |
The diocese Oliveira ( lat. : Dioecesis Oliveirensis ) is in Brazil located Roman Catholic diocese , based in Oliveira in the state of Minas Gerais .
history
The Diocese of Oliveira was on December 20, 1941 by Pope Pius XII. built with the Apostolic Constitution Quo uberiores from cessions of territory of the Archdiocese of Belo Horizonte and subordinated to this as a suffragan .
Bishops of Oliveira
- José de Medeiros Leite , 1945–1977
- Antônio Carlos Mesquita , 1977–1983, then Bishop of São João del Rei
- Francisco Barroso Filho , 1983-2004
- Jésus Rocha , 2004-2006
- Miguel Ângelo Freitas Ribeiro , since 2007
See also
Web links
- Entry on Diocese of Oliveira on catholic-hierarchy.org ; accessed on January 18, 2017.