Archdiocese of Uberaba
| Archdiocese of Uberaba | |
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Country | Brazil |
| Diocesan bishop | Paulo Mendes Peixoto |
| Vicar General | Geraldo Magela de Faria Antônio Braz Benevente |
| founding | 1907 |
| surface | 26,548 km² |
| Parishes | 60 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| Residents | 724,000 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| Catholics | 580,000 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| proportion of | 80.1% |
| Diocesan priest | 68 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| Religious priest | 16 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 6,905 |
| Permanent deacons | 44 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| Friars | 33 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| Religious sisters | 80 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | Portuguese |
| cathedral | Catedral Metropolitana Sagrado Coração de Jesus |
| Website | www.arquidiocesedeuberaba.org.br |
| Suffragan dioceses |
Diocese of Ituiutaba Diocese of Patos de Minas Diocese of Uberlândia |
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Uberaba ( Latin Archidioecesis Uberabensis , Portuguese Arquidiocese de Uberaba ) is in Brazil located Roman Catholic Archdiocese based in Uberaba in the state of Minas Gerais .
history
The Archdiocese of Uberaba was established on September 29, 1907 by Pope Pius X with the Apostolic Constitution Goyaz Adamantina from cession of territory by the Diocese of Goiás as the Diocese of Uberaba . The diocese of Uberaba was subordinated to the Archdiocese of Mariana as a suffragan . On July 18, 1918, the Diocese of Uberaba gave up parts of its territory to establish the Diocese of Aterrado . The diocese of Uberaba was subordinated to the Archdiocese of Belo Horizonte as a suffragan on February 1, 1924 . On March 1, 1929, the Diocese of Uberaba gave up parts of its territory to establish the Paracatu Territorial Prelature . Further assignments of territory took place on April 5, 1955 to found the Diocese of Patos de Minas and on July 22, 1961 to found the Diocese of Uberlândia .
On April 14, 1962, the diocese of Uberaba was by Pope John XXIII. raised to the archbishopric with the Apostolic Constitution Animorum societas . The Archdiocese of Uberaba gave up on October 16, 1962 parts of its territory to establish the Diocese of Ituiutaba .
Ordinaries
Bishops of Uberaba
- Eduardo Duarte e Silva , 1907–1923
- José Tupinambá da Frota , 1923–1924, then Bishop of Sobral
- Antônio de Almeida Lustosa SDB , 1924–1928, then Bishop of Corumbá
- Antonio Colturato OFMCap , 1929–1938, then Bishop of Botucatu
- Alexandre Gonçalves do Amaral , 1939–1962
Archbishops of Uberaba
- Alexandre Gonçalves do Amaral, 1962-1978
- Benedito de Ulhôa Vieira , 1978-1996
- Aloísio Roque Oppermann SCI , 1996–2012
- Paulo Mendes Peixoto , since 2012
See also
Web links
- Homepage of the Archdiocese of Uberaba (Portuguese)
- Entry for Archdiocese of Uberaba on catholic-hierarchy.org
