The Roman Catholic Diocese of Divinópolis () is a

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located in the city of

Divinópolis Divinópolis is a Municipalities of Brazil, municipality in the centre-west of Minas Gerais state, Brazil. The estimated population in 2020 was 240,408 inhabitants. The total area of the municipality is 709 km2 and the elevation is 712 metres ...

in the

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in Brazil.

History

* July 11, 1958: Established as Diocese of Divinópolis from the

Diocese of Aterrado The Roman Catholic Diocese of Luz () is a diocese located in the city of Luz, Minas Gerais, Luz in the ecclesiastical province of Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Belo Horizonte, Belo Horizonte in Brazil. History * July 18, 1918: Established as Di ...

and Metropolitan Archdiocese of Belo Horizonte

Bishops

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

José Carlos de Souza Campos José is a predominantly Spanish and Portuguese form of the given name Joseph. While spelled alike, this name is pronounced very differently in each of the two languages: Spanish ; Portuguese (or ). In French, the name ''José'', pronounced , ...

(2014.02.26 - Present) ** Bishop

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(2009.02.11 – 2012.08.01), appointed Bishop of Duque de Caxias, Rio de Janeiro ** Bishop

José Belvino do Nascimento José Belvino do Nascimento (29 December 1932 – 8 January 2019) was a Brazilian Roman Catholic bishop. Early life José Belvino do Nascimento was born in Brazil and was ordained to the priesthood in 1956. He served as bishop of the Roman ...

(1989.02.27 – 2009.02.11) ** Bishop

José Costa Campos José is a predominantly Spanish and Portuguese form of the given name Joseph. While spelled alike, this name is pronounced very differently in each of the two languages: Spanish ; Portuguese (or ). In French, the name ''José'', pronounced , ...

(1979.03.26 – 1989.02.27) ** Bishop

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(1959.02.19 – 1979.03.26)

Other priests of this diocese who became bishops

Gil Antônio Moreira Gil Antônio Moreira (Itapecerica, October 5, 1950) is the Archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Juiz de Fora, Minas Gerais Minas Gerais () is one of the 27 federative units of Brazil, being the fourth largest state by area and the s ...

, appointed Auxiliary Bishop of São Paulo in 1999 *

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, appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Goiânia, Goias in 2016 *

Francisco Cota de Oliveira Francisco is the Spanish and Portuguese form of the masculine given name ''Franciscus''. Meaning of the name Francisco In Spanish, people with the name Francisco are sometimes nicknamed "Paco". San Francisco de Asís was known as ''Pater Commu ...

, appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Curitiba, Parana in 2017

Sources

GCatholic.org

Diocese website
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