The Roman Catholic Diocese of Luz ( la, Dioecesis Luceatinus) is a

diocese In Ecclesiastical polity, church governance, a diocese or bishopric is the ecclesiastical district under the jurisdiction of a bishop. History In the later organization of the Roman Empire, the increasingly subdivided Roman province, pro ...

located in the city of

Luz Luz ( ''Lūz'') is the name of two places in the Bible. Mentioned in Genesis Luz is the ancient name of a royal Canaanite city, connected with Bethel (Genesis 28:19; 35:6). It is debated among scholarsRashi on 28:17 whether Luz and Bethel repres ...

in the

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Belo Horizonte Belo Horizonte (, ; ) is the sixth-largest city in Brazil, with a population around 2.7 million and with a metropolitan area of 6 million people. It is the 13th-largest city in South America and the 18th-largest in the Americas. The metropol ...

in Brazil.

History

* July 18, 1918: Established as Diocese of Aterrado from the

Metropolitan Archdiocese of Mariana The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Mariana ( la, Archidioecesis Marianensis, pt, Arquidiocese de Mariana) is an archdiocese based in the city of Mariana, Minas Gerais, Mariana in the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais. History On 6 December 1745 th ...

and

Diocese of Uberaba The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Uberaba ( la, Archidioecesis Uberabensis) is an archdiocese located in the city of Uberaba in Brazil. History * 29 September 1907: Established as Diocese of Uberaba from the Diocese of Goiás * 14 April 1962: P ...

* December 5, 1960: Renamed as Diocese of Luz

Bishops

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s of Luz (Roman rite), in reverse chronological order ** Bishop

José Aristeu Vieira José is a predominantly Spanish and Portuguese form of the given name Joseph. While spelled alike, this name is pronounced differently in each language: Spanish ; Portuguese (or ). In French, the name ''José'', pronounced , is an old vernacul ...

(2015.02.25 - ) ** Bishop Antonio Carlos Félix (2003.02.05 – 2014.03.06), appointed Bishop of Governador Valadares, Minas Gerais ** Bishop

Eurico dos Santos Veloso Eurico dos Santos Veloso (13 April 1933 – 30 September 2023) was a Brazilian Roman Catholic prelate. He was auxiliary bishop of Juiz de Fora from 1987 to 1991, bishop of Luz Luz ( ''Lūz'') is the name of two places in the Bible. Mentioned ...

(1994.05.18 – 2001.11.28), appointed Archbishop of Juiz de Fora, Minas Gerais ** Bishop Belchior Joaquim da Silva Neto, C.M. (1967.07.09 – 1994.05.18) ** Bishop Manoel Nunes Coelho (1960.12.05 – 1967.07.08) * Bishops of Aterrado (Roman Rite) ** Bishop Manoel Nunes Coelho (1920.06.10 – 1960.12.05)

Coadjutor bishops

* Belchior Joaquim da Silva Neto, C.M. † (1960-1967) *

(1991-2004)

References

Sources

GCatholic.org

Diocese website
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