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in Brazil.

History

* 29 September 1907: Established as Diocese of Uberaba from the

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* 14 April 1962: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Uberaba

Bishops

Ordinaries, in reverse chronological order

* Arch

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s of Uberaba (Roman rite), below ** Archbishop Paulo Mendes Peixoto, (2014.03.07) ** Archbishop

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, S.C.J. (1996.02.28 – 2012.03.07) ** Archbishop

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(1978.07.14 – 1996.02.28) ** Archbishop Alexandre Gonçalves do Amaral (1962.04.14 – 1978.07.14) * Bishops of Uberaba (Roman Rite), below ** Bishop Alexandre Gonçalves do Amaral (later Archbishop) (1939.08.05 – 1962.04.14) ** Bishop Antonio Colturato, O.F.M. Cap. (1929.08.02 – 1938.04.12), appointed Bishop of Botucatu ** Bishop

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, S.D.B. (1924.07.04 – 1928.12.17), appointed Bishop of Corumbá, Mato Grosso do Sul; future Archbishop ** Bishop José Tupinambá da Frota (1923.04.06 – 1924.03.10), appointed Bishop of Sobral, Ceara ** Bishop Eduardo Duarte e Silva (1907.11.06 – 1923.05.14), appointed titular Archbishop upon resignation

Coadjutor archbishop

*José Pedro de Araújo Costa (1968-1978), did not succeed to see

Other priests of this diocese who became bishops

*Almir Marques Ferreira, appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Sorocaba in 1957 *Antônio Braz Benevente, appointed Bishop of Jacarezinho, Parana in 2010

Suffragan dioceses

* Diocese of Ituiutaba * Diocese of Patos de Minas *

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Sources

GCatholic.org

website (Portuguese)
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