The Roman Catholic Diocese of Januária () is a

diocese In Ecclesiastical polity, church governance, a diocese or bishopric is the ecclesiastical district under the jurisdiction of a bishop. History In the later organization of the Roman Empire, the increasingly subdivided Roman province, prov ...

located in the city of

Januária Januária is a municipality in northern Minas Gerais state, Brazil. It is located on the left bank of the São Francisco River. The population was 67,852 inhabitants (IBGE 2020) and the area of the municipality was 6,691 km2 (2007). Muni ...

in the

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Montes Claros Montes Claros is a Municipalities of Brazil, Brazilian municipality located in the northern region of the Federative units of Brazil, state of Minas Gerais. Situated north of the state capital, Belo Horizonte, it lies approximately away. The mun ...

in Brazil.

History

* 15 June 1957: Established as Diocese of Januária from the Diocese of Montes Claros and

Territorial Prelature of Paracatu The Roman Catholic Diocese of Paracatu () 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. History * 1 March 1929: Establ ...

Leadership

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s of Januária (Roman rite) **Daniel Tavares Baeta Neves † (16 May 1958 - 1 June 1962) Resigned **João Batista Przyklenk, M.S.F. † (1 June 1962 - 1 March 1976) appointed, Vicar Apostolic of Tromsø ** Anselmo Müller, M.S.F. † (25 April 1984 - 12 November 2008) Retired **José Moreira da Silva (12 Nov 2008–present) **Dorival Souza Barreto Júnior (since 18 June 2025)

References

Giga-Catholic Information

Roman Catholic dioceses in Brazil Christian organizations established in 1957 Januária, Roman Catholic Diocese of Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 20th century {{Brazil-RC-diocese-stub