Archdiocese of Juiz de Fora
| Archdiocese of Juiz de Fora | |
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Country | Brazil |
| Diocesan bishop | Gil Antônio Moreira |
| Emeritus diocesan bishop | Eurico dos Santos Veloso |
| founding | 1924 |
| surface | 11,300 km² |
| Parishes | 85 ( 12/31/2013 / AP2014 ) |
| Residents | 752,000 (December 31, 2013 / AP2014 ) |
| Catholics | 600,000 (December 31, 2013 / AP2014 ) |
| proportion of | 79.8% |
| Diocesan priest | 96 ( 12/31/2013 / AP2014 ) |
| Religious priest | 45 ( 12/31/2013 / AP2014 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 4,255 |
| Permanent deacons | 26 (December 31, 2013 / AP2014 ) |
| Friars | 93 ( 12/31/2013 / AP2014 ) |
| Religious sisters | 142 ( 12/31/2013 / AP2014 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | Portuguese |
| cathedral | Catedral Metropolitana Santo Antônio |
| Website | www.arquidiocesejuizdefora.org.br |
| Suffragan dioceses |
Diocese of Leopoldina Diocese of São João del-Rei |
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Juiz de Fora ( Latin Archidioecesis Iudiciforensis ) is in Brazil located Roman Catholic Archdiocese based in Juiz de Fora in the state of Minas Gerais .
history
Pope Pius XI founded the Diocese of Juiz de Fora on February 1, 1924 with the Apostolic Constitution Ad sacrosancti apostolatus officium from cession of territory of the Archdiocese of Mariana , to which it was also subordinated as a Suffragan Diocese .
It lost part of its territory on March 28, 1942 in favor of the establishment of the Leopoldina diocese . With the bull Qui tanquam Petrus she was raised to an archbishopric on April 14, 1962.
territory
The Archdiocese of Juiz de Fora includes the municipalities of Juiz de Fora , Aracitaba , Arantina , Belmiro Braga , Bias Fortes , Bicas , Bocaina de Minas , Bom Jardim de Minas , Chácara , Chiador , Coronel Pacheco , Descoberto , Ewbank da Câmara , Goianá , Guarará , Liberdade , Lima Duarte , Mar de Espanha , Maripá de Minas , Matias Barbosa , Olaria , Passa-Vinte , Pedro Teixeira , Pequeri , Piau , Rio Novo , Rio Preto , Rochedo de Minas , Santa Bárbara do Monte Verde , Santana do Garambéu , Santana do Deserto , Santa Rita de Ibitipoca , Santa Rita de Jacutinga , Santos Dumont , São João Nepomuceno , Senador Cortes and Simão Pereira of the State of Minas Gerais.
Ordinaries
Bishops of Juiz de Fora
- Justino José de Sant'Ana (July 4, 1924– June 9, 1958)
- Geraldo María de Morais Penido (June 9, 1958 - April 13, 1962)
Archbishops of Juiz de Fora
- Geraldo María de Morais Penido (April 14, 1962– December 1, 1977, Coadjutor Archbishop of Aparecida )
- Juvenal Roriz CSsR (May 5, 1978 - February 7, 1990)
- Clóvis Frainer OFMCap (May 22, 1991– November 28, 2001)
- Eurico dos Santos Veloso (November 28, 2001– January 28, 2009)
- Gil Antônio Moreira (since January 28, 2009)
statistics
| year | population | priest | Permanent deacons | Religious | Parishes | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Catholics | Residents | % | Total number |
Diocesan priest |
Religious priest |
Catholics per priest |
Friars | Religious sisters | |||
| 1948 | 550,000 | 558,000 | 98.6 | 90 | 47 | 43 | 6.111 | 43 | 160 | 55 | |
| 1962 | 409,000 | 409.752 | 99.8 | 130 | 55 | 75 | 3,146 | 75 | 377 | 60 | |
| 1970 | 637,500 | 650,000 | 98.1 | 139 | 80 | 59 | 4,586 | 90 | 460 | 67 | |
| 1976 | 570,000 | 600,000 | 95.0 | 126 | 66 | 60 | 4,523 | 80 | 325 | 70 | |
| 1980 | 443,488 | 554.361 | 80.0 | 114 | 56 | 58 | 3,890 | 1 | 91 | 201 | 65 |
| 1990 | 468,000 | 585,000 | 80.0 | 108 | 58 | 50 | 4,333 | 2 | 115 | 133 | 69 |
| 2000 | 520,300 | 650.414 | 80.0 | 118 | 73 | 45 | 4,409 | 1 | 88 | 201 | 85 |
| 2006 | 540,000 | 676,000 | 79.9 | 126 | 81 | 45 | 4,285 | 15th | 94 | 132 | 87 |
| 2013 | 600,000 | 752,000 | 79.8 | 141 | 96 | 45 | 4,255 | 26th | 93 | 142 | 85 |
See also
Web links
- Entry for Archdiocese of Juiz de Fora on catholic-hierarchy.org
- Entry on Archdiocese of Juiz de Fora on gcatholic.org (English)