Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Belo Horizonte

Archdiocese of Belo Horizonte Archidioecesis Bellohorizontinus Arquidiocese de Belo Horizonte
Metropolitan Cathedral of Our Lady of Good Voyage
Location
Country	Brazil
Ecclesiastical province	Belo Horizonte
Statistics
Area	7,240 km2 (2,800 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2012) 4,748,000 3,324,000 (70%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Established	11 February 1921 (103 years ago)
Cathedral	Cathedral of Our Lady of Good Voyage in Belo Horizonte
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Metropolitan Archbishop	Walmor Oliveira de Azevedo
Auxiliary Bishops	João Justino de Medeiros Silva Luis Gonzaga Féchio Joaquim Giovanni Mol Guimarães Edson José Oriolo dos Santos
Bishops emeritus	Serafim Fernandes de Araújo Cardinal Archbishop Emeritus Sebastião Roque Rabelo Mendes Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
Website
www.arquidiocesebh.org.br

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Belo Horizonte (Template:Lang-la) is an archdiocese located in the city of Belo Horizonte in Brazil.

History

• February 11, 1921: Established as Diocese of Belo Horizonte from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Mariana
• February 1, 1924: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Belo Horizonte

Special churches

Interior of the Belo Horizonte Cathedral (Catedral da Boa Viagem)

Igreja de São Francisco de Assis
(Church of Saint Francis of Assisi) in Ouro Prêto

• Minor Basilicas:
  • Basílica de São João Maria Vianney
  • Basílica Nossa Senhora de Lourdes
• World Heritage Church (Minor)
  • Igreja de São Francisco de Assis, Ouro Prêto
• UNESCO World Heritage Site (as part of the Pampulha Modern Ensemble)
  • Church of Saint Francis of Assisi, 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 (1924.02.01 – 1967.11.15)
  • Archbishop João Resende Costa, S.D.B. (1967.11.15 – 1986.02.05)
  • Serafim Fernandes de Araújo (1986.02.05 – 2004.01.28)
  • Archbishop Walmor Oliveira de Azevedo (2004.01.28 – present)

Suffragan dioceses

• Diocese of Divinópolis
• Diocese of Luz
• Diocese of Oliveira
• Diocese of Sete Lagoas

Sources

• GCatholic.org
• Catholic Hierarchy
• Diocese website