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Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Pouso Alegre

Coordinates: 22°13′52″S 45°56′10″W / 22.2310°S 45.9361°W / -22.2310; -45.9361
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Archdiocese of Pouso Alegre

Archidioecesis Pouso Alegre
Location
CountryBrazil
Statistics
Area12,620 km2 (4,870 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2004)
730,918
660,580 (90.4%)
Information
RiteLatin Rite
Established4 August 1900 (124 years ago)
CathedralGood Jesus Cathedral, Pouso Alegre
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
Metropolitan ArchbishopJosé Luiz Majella Delgado
Website
www.arquidiocese-pa.org.br

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

History

On 4 August 1900, Pope Leo XIII established the Diocese of Pouso Alegre from the Diocese of Mariana. Blessed John XXIII elevated the diocese to the a Metropolitan Archdiocese on 14 April 1962.[1][2]

Special churches

Bishops

Ordinaries, in reverse chronological order

Coadjutor bishop

  • Oscar de Oliveira (1954-1959), did not succeed to see; appointed Coadjutor Archbishop of Mariana, Minas Gerais

Auxiliary bishops

Other priests of this diocese who became bishops

Suffragan dioceses

Sources

  1. ^ "Archdiocese of Pouso Alegre". catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2013-04-10.
  2. ^ a b "Archdiocese of Pouso Alegre". GCatholic.org. Retrieved 2013-04-10.

22°13′52″S 45°56′10″W / 22.2310°S 45.9361°W / -22.2310; -45.9361