The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Mariana ( la, Archidioecesis Marianensis, pt, Arquidiocese de Mariana) is an archdiocese based in the city of Mariana in the Brazilian state of

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History

On 6 December 1745 the Diocese of Mariana was established with territory taken from the Diocese of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro. In 1748, after release from prison, formerly enslaved prostitute

Rosa Egipcíaca Rosa Egipcíaca, also known as Rosa Maria Egipcíaca of Vera Cruz and Rosa Courana (1719 – 12 October 1771), was a formerly enslaved writer and religious mystic, who was the author of '' A Sagrada Teologia do Amor de Deus Luz Brilhante das Alma ...

began to preach to crowds about her religious visions. In 1749 she was accused of witchcraft by the Bishop of Mariana and whipped in Vila de Mariana as a punishment. This punishment paralysed the right side of her body for the rest of her life. Egipcíaca became the first black woman in Brazil to write book, which was entitled ''

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.'' On 1 May 1906 it was promoted to Metropolitan Archdiocese of Mariana. By 2013 there was one priest for every 5,482 Catholics.

Special churches

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s: ** Basílica do Senhor Bom Jesus, Congonhas do Campo ** Basílica Sagrado Coração de Jesus,

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** Basílica São José Operário,

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** Basílica de Nossa Senhora do Pilar

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Bishops

Ordinaries, in reverse chronological order

* Archbishops of Mariana (Roman rite), below **

Airton José dos Santos Dom Airton José dos Santos (born in Bom Repouso, June 26, 1956) is a Brazilian priest and bishop, was bishop of the diocese of Mogi das Cruzes from 2002 until 2012. He was appointed Archbishop of Campinas Campinas (, ''Plains'' or ''Meadows'') ...

(2018.04.25 – currently) ** Geraldo Lyrio Rocha (2007.04.11 – 2018.04.25) - currently archbishop emeritus ** Luciano Pedro Mendes de Almeida, S.J. (1988.04.06 – 2006.08.27) ** Oscar de Oliveira (1960.04.25 – 1988.04.06) ** Helvécio Gomes de Oliveira, S.D.B. (1922.11.10 – 1960.04.25) ** Silvério Gomes Pimenta (1906.05.01 – 1922.09.01) * Bishops of Mariana (Roman Rite), below ** Silvério Gomes Pimenta (later Archbishop) (1897.12.03 – 1906.05.01) **

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(1877.06.25 – 1896.07.15) **

Antônio Ferreira Viçoso Antônio José Ferreira Viçoso (13 May 1787 - 7 July 1875) was a Portuguese Roman Catholic prelate who served as the Bishop of Mariana from 1843 until his death; he was also a professed member from the Congregation of the Mission. He relocated ...

, C.M. (1844.01.12 – 1875.08.05) **

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(1840 – 1840) **

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, O.F.M. (1819.09.27 – 1835.09.28) ** Cypriano de São José, O.F.M. (1797.07.24 – 1817.08.14) ** Domingos da Encarnação Pontevel, O.P. (1779.03.01 – 1795.06.16) ** Bartolomeu Manoel Mendes dos Reis (孟主教) (1773.03.08 – 1778.08.28) **

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(later Archbishop) (1771.06.17 – 1773.03.08) ** Manoel da Cruz Nogueira, O.Cist. (1745.12.15 – 1764.01.03)Nogueira was Master of theology (1726), and was named Abbot of Coimbra. He was Definitor and Master of Novices at the monastery of Santa Maria Alcobacensis. He then became bishop of São Luís de Maranhão (1738-1745). He was presented to the bishopric of Mariana by the King on 1 September 1745, and approved by

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on 15 December 1745. Ritzler, VI, p. 268 and p. 276 with note 2.

Coadjutor bishops

* Helvécio Gomes de Oliveira, S.D.B. (1922) * Oscar de Oliveira (1959-1960)

Auxiliary bishops

* Silvério Gomes Pimenta (1890-1896), appointed Bishop here * Modesto Augusto Vieira (1914-1916) *

Antônio Augusto de Assis Antonio is a masculine given name of Etruscan origin deriving from the root name Antonius. It is a common name among Romance language-speaking populations as well as the Balkans and Lusophone Africa. It has been among the top 400 most popular mal ...

(1918-1931) (appointed Archbishop (personal title) when appointed Auxiliary Bishop here); appointed Archbishop (personal title) of Jaboticabal, São Paulo *

Daniel Tavares Baeta Neves Daniel is a masculine given name and a surname of Hebrew origin. It means "God is my judge"Hanks, Hardcastle and Hodges, ''Oxford Dictionary of First Names'', Oxford University Press, 2nd edition, , p. 68. (cf. Gabriel—"God is my strength"), ...

(1947-1958), appointed Bishop of Januária, Minas Gerais

Other priests of this diocese who became bishops

* Joaquim Silvério de Souza, appointed Coadjutor Bishop of Diamantina in 1901 *

Carlos Carmelo de Vasconcellos Motta Carlos Carmelo Vasconcellos Motta (16 July 1890 – 18 September 1982) was a long-serving cardinal. Until Eugênio de Araújo Sales surpassed him in 2005, he was the longest-serving Brazilian cardinal, and during his cardinalate the Church in Br ...

, appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Diamantina, Minas Gerais in 1932; future Cardinal * José Heleno, appointed Coadjutor Bishop of Governador Valadares, Minas Gerais in 1976 *

Geraldo Majela Reis Geraldo may refer to: * Geraldo (bandleader) (1904–1974), English bandleader * ''Geraldo'' (talk show), a daytime television tabloid talk show ** Geraldo Rivera, American television personality and host of ''Geraldo'' * Geraldo Rocha Pereir ...

, appointed Bishop of Três Lagoas, Mato Grosso do Sul in 1978 * José Eudes Campos do Nascimento, appointed Bishop of Leopoldina, Minas Gerais in 2012 * Geovane Luís da Silva, appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais in 2016 * Walter Jorge Pinto, appointed Bishop of União da Vitória, Parana in 2019

Suffragan dioceses

* Diocese of Caratinga * Diocese of Governador Valadares * Diocese of Itabira–Fabriciano

References

Sources

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External links

GCatholic.org

Archdiocese website (Portuguese)
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