Diocese of São João del-Rei
| Diocese of São João del-Rei | |
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Country | Brazil |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Juiz de Fora |
| Diocesan bishop | José Eudes Campos do Nascimento |
| Emeritus diocesan bishop | Waldemar Chaves de Araújo |
| founding | 1960 |
| surface | 9,503 km² |
| Parishes | 40 (31.12.2017 / AP2018 ) |
| Residents | 599,940 ( 12/31/2017 / AP2018 ) |
| Catholics | 510.370 (December 31, 2017 / AP2018 ) |
| proportion of | 85.1% |
| Diocesan priest | 46 (31.12.2017 / AP2018 ) |
| Religious priest | 24 (31.12.2017 / AP2018 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 7,291 |
| Permanent deacons | 2 (31.12.2017 / AP2018 ) |
| Friars | 56 (31.12.2017 / AP2018 ) |
| Religious sisters | 50 (31.12.2017 / AP2018 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | Portuguese |
| cathedral | Catedral Nossa Senhora do Pilar |
| Website | http://www.diocesedesaojoaodelrei.com.br |
The Diocese of São João del-Rei ( lat. : Dioecesis Sancti Ioannis a Rege ) is in Brazil located Roman Catholic diocese , based in São João del Rei in the state of Minas Gerais .
history
The diocese of São João del-Rei was on May 21, 1960 by Pope John XXIII. established with the Apostolic Constitution Quandoquidem novae from cessions of territory of the Archdiocese of Mariana and the Diocese of Campanha . It was subordinated to the Archdiocese of Mariana as a suffragan . On April 14, 1962, the diocese of São João del-Rei was subordinated to the Archdiocese of Juiz de Fora as a suffragan.
Bishops of São João del-Rei
- Delfim Ribeiro Guedes , 1960-1983
- Antonio Carlos Mesquita , 1983-1996
- Waldemar Chaves de Araújo , 1996-2010
- Célio de Oliveira Goulart OFM , 2010–2018
- José Eudes Campos do Nascimento , since 2018
See also
Web links
- https://diocesedesaojoaodelrei.com.br/
- Entry for the diocese of São João del-Rei on catholic-hierarchy.org