The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Belo Horizonte ( la, Archidioecesis Bellohorizontinus) is an

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located in the city of

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

* February 11, 1921: Established as Diocese of Belo Horizonte 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 ...

. * February 1, 1924: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Belo Horizonte.

Special churches

Minor Basilicas: *Basílica de São João Maria Vianney. * Basílica Nossa Senhora de Lourdes. *Basílica Estadual Nossa Senhora da Piedade. (small church) *Basílica Estadual das Romarias. (major church) * Our Lady of Good Voyage Archdiocesan Sanctuary, Belo Horizonte *Our Lady of Mercy Stadual Sanctuary World Heritage Church: UNESCO World Heritage Site (as part of the

Pampulha Modern Ensemble The Pampulha Modern Ensemble (Portuguese: ''Conjunto Moderno da Pampulha'') is an urban project in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil. It was designed around an artificial lake, Lake Pampulha, in the district of Pampulha and includes a casino, ...

) *

Church of Saint Francis of Assisi The Church of Saint Francis of Assisi (''Igreja de Sao Francisco de Assis'', commonly known as the ''Igreja da Pampulha'') is a chapel in Pampulha region of Belo Horizonte, in the state of Minas Gerais, southeastern Brazil. It was designed by t ...

, Pampulha

Leadership

Bishops of Belo Horizonte: (Roman rite) * Archbishop Antônio dos Santos Cabral (1921.11.21 – 1924.02.01) Archbishops of Belo Horizonte: (Roman rite) * Archbishop

Antônio dos Santos Cabral 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 male ...

(1924.02.01 – 1967.11.15) * Archbishop João Resende Costa,

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(1967.11.15 – 1986.02.05) * Serafim Cardeal Fernandes de Araújo (1986.02.05 – 2004.01.28) * Archbishop Walmor Oliveira de Azevedo (2004.01.28 – present)

Other affiliated bishops

Coadjutor archbishops

Hugo Bressane de Araújo Hugo or HUGO may refer to: Arts and entertainment * ''Hugo'' (film), a 2011 film directed by Martin Scorsese * Hugo Award, a science fiction and fantasy award named after Hugo Gernsback * Hugo (franchise), a children's media franchise based on a ...

(1951-1954), did not succeed to the see; appointed Archbishop (Personal Title) of Marília, São Paulo * João Resende (Rezende) Costa, S.D.B. (1957-1967) * Serafim Fernandes de Araújo (1982-1986); future Cardinal

Auxiliary bishops

* Geraldo María de Morais Penido (1956-1957), appointed Coadjutor Bishop of Juiz de Fora * Serafim Fernandes de Araújo (1959-1982), appointed Coadjutor here; future Cardinal *

José Dalvit 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 ...

, F.S.C.J. (1973-1977) *

Arnaldo Ribeiro Arnaldo Ribeiro (January 7, 1930–December 15, 2009) was the Roman Catholic Archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Ribeirão Preto, Brazil. Ordained to the priesthood on March 13, 1954, in the Archdiocese of Belo Horizonte, Ribeiro ...

(1975-1988), appointed Archbishop of Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo *

Werner Franz Siebenbrock Werner Franz Siebenbrock Society of the Divine Word, S.V.D. (27 September 1937 – 24 December 2019) was a Brazilian Roman Catholic bishop. Siebenbrock was born in Germany and was ordained to the priesthood in 1965. He served as titular bishop ...

, S.V.D. (1988-1994), appointed Bishop of Nova Iguaçu, Rio de Janeiro *

Sebastião Roque Rabelo Mendes Sebastião Roque Rabelo Mendes (9 October 1929 – 11 March 2020) was a Brazilian Roman Catholic bishop. Mendes was born in Brazil and was ordained to the priesthood in 1954. He served as bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Leopoldina, Brazi ...

(1989-2004) *

David Dias Pimentel David Dias Pimentel (March 18, 1941 – March 16, 2021) was a Portuguese bishop living in Brazil since his youth. His last pastoral work was that of Bishop Emeritus of São João da Boa Vista, São Paulo. Biography Dom David was born in the Arc ...

(1996-2001), appointed Bishop of São João da Boa Vista, São Paulo *

Décio Sossai Zandonade Decio is both a given name and a surname. Notable people with the name include: Given name * Decio Azzolini (seniore) (1549-1587), Italian Roman Catholic cardinal * Decio Carafa (1556-1626), Italian Archbishop * Decio Termisani (1565-1600), Italia ...

, S.D.B. (1996-2003), appointed Bishop of Colatina, Espirito Santo *

Joaquim Giovanni Mol Guimarães Joaquim is the Portuguese and Catalan version of Joachim and may refer to: * Alberto Joaquim Chipande, politician * Eduardo Joaquim Mulémbwè, politician * Joaquim Agostinho (1943–1984), Portuguese professional bicycle racer * Joaquim Amat-Pi ...

(2006- *

Aloísio Jorge Pena Vitral Aloisio or Aloísio is a Romance masculine given name, arising via an Old Occitan form '' Aloys'' from Louis. * Aloisio da Milano, also known as Aloisio da Carezano, Aleviz Milanets and Aleviz Fryazin, 15th/16th century Italian architect * Aloisio ...

(2006-2009), appointed Bishop of Teófilo Otoni, Minas Gerais * Wilson Luís Angotti Filho (2011-2015), appointed Bishop of Taubaté, São Paulo *

Luis Gonzaga Féchio Luis is a given name. It is the Spanish form of the originally Germanic name or . Other Iberian Romance languages have comparable forms: (with an accent mark on the i) in Portuguese and Galician, in Aragonese and Catalan, while is archai ...

(2011-2016), appointed Bishop of Amparo, São Paulo *

João Justino de Medeiros Silva João is the Portuguese equivalent of the given name John. The diminutive is Joãozinho and the feminine is Joana. It is widespread in Portuguese-speaking countries. Notable people with the name are enumerated in the sections below. Kings * J ...

(2011-2017), appointed Coadjutor Archbishop of Montes Claros, Minas Gerais * Edson José Oriolo dos Santos (2015-2019), appointed Bishop of Leopoldina, Minas Gerais *

Geovane Luís da Silva Geovane is a given name. It may refer to: * Geovane Fernández (born 1982), Uruguayan racing cyclist * Geovane (footballer, born 1985), José Thomaz Geovane de Oliveira, Brazilian football forward * Geovane (footballer, born 1989), Geovane Batista ...

(2016- * Otacilio Francisco Ferreira de Lacerda (2016-2019), appointed Bishop of Guanhães, Minas Gerais *

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, C.SS.R. (2017- * Nivaldo dos Santos Ferreira (2020- *

Júlio César Gomes Moreira Júlio is a Portuguese masculine given name. The equivalent in Spanish is Julio (given name), Julio. The diminutive form is Julinho, as in Júlio César Teixeira known as Julinho, a Brazilian footballer. See also

*Julio (disambiguation) *Juli ...

(2020-

Other priests of this diocese who became bishops

* Alexandre Gonçalves do Amaral, appointed Bishop of Uberaba in 1939 * Alberto Taveira Corrêa, appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Brasília, Distrito Federal in 1991

Suffragan dioceses

* Diocese of Divinópolis * Diocese of Luz * Diocese of Oliveira * Diocese of Sete Lagoas

References

Sources

GCatholic.org

Diocese website
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