The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Juiz de Fora ( la, Archidioecesis Iudiciforensis) is an archdiocese located in the city of

Juiz de Fora Juiz de Fora (, '' Outsider Judge''), also known as J.F., is a city in the southeastern Brazilian state of Minas Gerais, approximately from the state border with Rio de Janeiro. According to 2020 estimates the current population is about 57 ...

in Brazil.

History

* February 1, 1924: Established as Diocese of Juiz de Fora from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Mariana * April 14, 1962: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Juiz de Fora

Bishops

Ordinaries, in reverse chronological order

* Arch

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s of Juiz de Fora (Roman rite) ** Archbishop Gil Antônio Moreira (2009.01.28 - ** Archbishop Eurico dos Santos Veloso (2001.11.28 – 2009.01.28) ** Archbishop Clóvis Frainer, O.F.M. Cap. (1991.05.22 – 2001.11.28) ** Archbishop Juvenal Roriz, C.Ss.R. (1978.05.05 – 1990.02.07) ** Archbishop

Geraldo María de Morais Penido 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 Pereira ...

(1962.04.14 – 1977.12.01), appointed Coadjutor Archbishop of Aparecida, São Paulo * Bishops of Juiz de Fora (Roman Rite) ** Bishop Geraldo María de Morais Penido (later Archbishop) (1958.06.09 – 1962.04.14) ** Bishop Justino José de Sant'Ana (1924.07.04 – 1958.06.09)

Coadjutor bishop

(1957-1958)

Auxiliary bishops

Othon Motta Othon or Othón may refer to: *Othon Mataragas (born 1979), Greek composer, songwriter and pianist *Charles Othon Frédéric Jean-Baptiste de Clarac (1777–1847), French artist, scholar and archaeologist *Le Tilleul-Othon, commune in the Eure depa ...

(1953-1955), appointed Auxiliary Bishop of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro * Altivo Pacheco Ribeiro (1973-1987) * Eurico dos Santos Veloso (1987-1991), appointed Coadjutor Bishop of Luz, Minas Gerais (later returned here as Archbishop) * Paulo Francisco Machado (2004-2008), appointed Bishop of Uberlândia, Minas Gerais

Other priests of this diocese who became bishops

* José Eugênio Corrêa, appointed Bishop of Caratinga, Minas Gerais in 1957 * Walmor Oliveira de Azevedo, appointed Auxiliary Bishop of São Salvador da Bahia in 1998 *

Eduardo Benes de Sales Rodrigues Eduardo is the Spanish and Portuguese form of the male given name Edward. Another version is Duarte. It may refer to: Association football * Eduardo Bonvallet, Chilean football player and sports commentator * Eduardo Carvalho, Portuguese footba ...

, appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul in 1998 *

João Justino de Medeiros Silva João is the Portuguese language, Portuguese equivalent of the given name John (given name), John. The diminutive is Joãozinho (disambiguation), Joãozinho and the Feminine (grammar), feminine is Joana. It is widespread in Portuguese-speaking c ...

, appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais in 2011 * Roberto José da Silva, appointed Bishop of Janaúba, Minas Gerais in 2019

Suffragan dioceses

* Diocese of Leopoldina * Diocese of São João del Rei

References

Sources

GCatholic.org

Archdiocese website (Portuguese)
Roman Catholic dioceses in Brazil Roman Catholic ecclesiastical provinces in Brazil Christian organizations established in 1924 Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 20th century {{Brazil-RC-diocese-stub