The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Montes Claros ( la, Archidioecesis Montisclarensis) is a

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Metropolitan archdiocese in

Minas Gerais Minas Gerais () is a state in Southeastern Brazil. It ranks as the second most populous, the third by gross domestic product (GDP), and the fourth largest by area in the country. The state's capital and largest city, Belo Horizonte (literally ...

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. Its

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archiepiscopal see is the Catedral Metropolitana Nossa Senhora Aparecida, dedicated to Our Lady of Aparecida, in the city of

Montes Claros Montes Claros is a city located in northern Minas Gerais state, in Brazil. The population is 413,487 (2020 est.) in an area of . It was made a seat of a municipality in 1831 and attained city status in 1857. History The region was originally in ...

Ecclesiastical province

Its Suffragan dioceses are all three daughter sees : *

Roman Catholic Diocese of Janaúba The Roman Catholic Diocese of Janaúba ( la, Dioecesis Ianaubena) is a diocese located in the city of Janaúba in the ecclesiastical province of Montes Claros in Brazil. History * July 5, 2000: Established as Diocese of Janaúba from the Dioce ...

* Roman Catholic Diocese of Januária *

Roman Catholic Diocese of Paracatu The Roman Catholic Diocese of Paracatu ( la, Dioecesis Paracatuensis) is a diocese located in the city of Paracatu, Minas Gerais, Paracatu in the ecclesiastical province of Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Montes Claros, Montes Claros in Brazil. Hi ...

History

* Established on December 10, 1910 as Diocese of Montes Claros, on territory split off from the

Diocese of Diamantina The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Diamantina ( la, Archidioecesis Adamantina) is an archdiocese located in the city of Diamantina, Minas Gerais in Brazil. History * June 6, 1854: Established as Diocese of Diamantina from the Diocese of Mariana ...

* Lost territory repeatedly, to establish its future suffragans : on 1929.03.01 the then Territorial Prelature of Paracatu, on 1957.06.15 the Diocese of Januária and on 2000.07.05 the Diocese of Janaúba. * Promoted on April 25, 2001 as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Montes Claros.

Statistics

As per 2014, it pastorally served 664,000 Catholics (81.2% of 818,000 total) on 45,520 km² in 60 parishes and 2 missions with 108 priests (74 diocesan, 34 religious), 21 deacons, 163 lay religious (58 brothers, 105 sisters) and 22 seminarians .

Bishops

Episcopal ordinaries

*''? Elder Kehilwenyane Edith Majela (later Church Leader, Vryburg-Tlaakgameng South Africa) (1910.03.07 – 1986.08.23) ;Bishops of Montes Claros *

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(later Bishop) (1911.03.07 – death 1943.07.20), previously

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(1906.02.21 – 1911.03.07) as Coadjutor Bishop of

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(Brazil) (1906.02.21 – 1911.03.07) *

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(1943.07.20 – death 1947.04.07), succeeding as previous Coadjutor Bishop of Montes Claros (1931.05.08 – 1943.07.20) and Titular Bishop of

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(1931.05.08 – 1943.07.20) *

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(1948.09.29 – 1951.11.17), later Metropolitan Archbishop of Olinda e Recife (Brazil) (1951.11.17 – 1960.04.23), Metropolitan Archbishop of Niterói (Brazil) (1960.04.23 – retired 1979.04.19), died 1984 * Luís Victor Sartori (1952.03.04 – resigned 1956.01.10), next Titular Bishop of Celerina (1956.01.10 – 1960.09.14) as Coadjutor Bishop of Santa Maria (1956.01.10 – 1960.09.14), succeeding as Bishop of Santa Maria (1960.09.14 – death 1970.04.10) * José Alves de Sà Trindade (1956.05.27 – retired 1988.06.01), previously Bishop of Bonfim (Brazil) (1948.09.04 – 1956.05.27); died 2005 * Geraldo Majela de Castro,

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(O. Praem.) (1988.06.01 – 2001.04.25), succeeding as former Coadjutor Bishop of Montes Claros (1982.06.15 – see elevated 1988.06.01 ''see below'') ;Archbishops of Montes Claros * Geraldo Majela de Castro, O. Praem. (''see above'' 2001.04.25 – retired 2007.02.07) * José Alberto Moura, C.S.S. (7 February 2007 – 21 November 2018), previously Superior General of

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(1982.02.04 – 1988.02.01), Coadjutor Bishop of

Uberlândia Uberlândia () is a municipality in the state of Minas Gerais, southeastern Brazil. It is the second largest municipality in the state of Minas Gerais after the state capital Belo Horizonte. Its population in 2020 was 699,097, making it the fo ...

(Brazil) (1990.04.18 – 1992.12.23) succeeding as Bishop of Uberlândia (1992.12.23 – 2007.02.07) * João Justino de Medeiros Silva (21 November 2018 – present), previously Titular Bishop of Tullia (2011.12.21 – 2017.02.22) as Auxiliary Bishop of Belo Horizonte (Brazil) (2011.12.21 – 2017.02.22)

Coadjutor bishops

(1931-1943) * Geraldo Majela (João José) de Castro, O. Praem. (1982-1988) * João Justino de Medeiros Silva (2017-2018)

References

Sources and external links

GCatholic.org with Google satellite photo

Archdiocese website (Portuguese)
Roman Catholic dioceses in Brazil Roman Catholic ecclesiastical provinces in Brazil * Religious organizations established in 1910 Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 20th century {{Brazil-RC-diocese-stub