Diocese of Teófilo Otoni
| Diocese of Teófilo Otoni | |
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Country | Brazil |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Diamantina |
| Diocesan bishop | Messiah dos Reis Silveira |
| founding | 1960 |
| surface | 25,376 km² |
| Parishes | 39 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| Residents | 513,395 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| Catholics | 388,890 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| proportion of | 75.7% |
| Diocesan priest | 36 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| Religious priest | 14 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 7,778 |
| Friars | 28 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| Religious sisters | 23 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | Portuguese |
| cathedral | Catedral Nossa Senhora Imaculada Conceição |
| Website | http://dioceseteofilootoni.com.br/ |
The Diocese of Teófilo Otoni ( Latin Dioecesis Otonipolitana , Portuguese Diocese de Teófilo Otoni ) is in Brazil located Roman Catholic diocese based in Teófilo Otoni in the state of Minas Gerais .
history
Pope John XXIII founded it on November 27, 1960 from cession of territory by the diocese of Araçuaí and subordinated it to the archdiocese of Diamantina as a suffragan diocese .
On March 28, 1981, it lost part of its territory to the diocese of Almenara .
Bishops of Teófilo Otoni
- Quirino Adolfo Schmitz OFM (December 22, 1960– August 3, 1985)
- Fernando Antônio Figueiredo OFM (August 3, 1985– March 15, 1989, then Bishop of Santo Amaro )
- Waldemar Chaves de Araújo (November 18, 1989– June 26, 1996, then Bishop of São João del Rei )
- Diogo Reesink OFM (March 25, 1998– November 25, 2009)
- Aloísio Jorge Pena Vitral (November 25, 2009– September 20, 2017, then Bishop of Sete Lagoas )
- Messiah dos Reis Silveira (since November 14, 2018)
See also
Web links
- Entry on diocese Teófilo Otoni on catholic-hierarchy.org (English)
- Entry on diocese Teófilo Otoni on gcatholic.org (English)