The Roman Catholic Diocese of Guaxupé (Latin: Dioecesis Guaxupensis) is a diocese located in the city of Guaxupé in the ecclesiastical province of Pouso Alegre in Brazil.[1]
Diocese of Guaxupé Dioecesis Guaxupensis | |
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 Guaxupé Cathedral | |
 Coat of arms | |
| Location | |
| Country |  Brazil |
| Ecclesiastical province | Pouso Alegre |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 13,953 km2 (5,387 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2006) 867,000 608,000 (70.1%) |
| Information | |
| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Established | 3 February 1916 (108 years ago) |
| Cathedral | Catedral Nossa Senhora das Dores |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | José de Lanza Neto |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | José Luiz Majella Delgado |
| Bishops emeritus | José Geraldo Oliveira do Valle, C.S.S. |
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History
- 3 February 1916: Established as Diocese of Guaxupé from the Diocese of Pouso Alegre
Special churches
- Minor Basilicas:
- Basílica Nossa Senhora da Saúde, Poços de Caldas, Minas Gerais
Bishops
- Bishops of Guaxupé (Roman rite), in reverse chronological order
- Bishop José Lanza Neto (2007.06.13 – present)
- Bishop José Mauro Pereira Bastos, C.P. (2006.04.19 – 2006.09.14)
- Bishop José Geraldo Oliveira do Valle, C.S.S. (1989.09.14 – 2006.04.19)
- Bishop José Alberto Lopes de Castro Pinto (1976.01.16 – 1989.09.14)
- Bishop José de Almeida Batista Pereira (1964.04.02 – 1976.01.16)
- Bishop Inácio João Dal Monte, O.F.M. Cap. (1952.05.21 – 1963.05.29)
- Bishop Hugo Bressane de Araújo (1940.09.19 – 1951.09.03), appointed Coadjutor Archbishop of Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais
- Bishop Ranulfo da Silva Farias (1920.04.22 – 1939.08.05), appointed Archbishop of Maceió, Alagoas
- Father António Emidio Corrêa (1919.07.03), did not take effect
- Bishop Antônio Augusto de Assis (1916.02.07 – 1918.08.02), appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Mariana, Minas Gerais; future Archbishop
Coadjutor bishop
- José Geraldo Oliveira do Valle, C.S.S. (1988-1989)
Other priests of this diocese who became bishops
- Hermínio Malzone Hugo, appointed Bishop of Governador Valadares, Minas Gerais in 1957
- Geraldo Ferreira Reis, appointed Bishop of Leopoldina, Minas Gerais in 1961
- Messias dos Reis Silveira, appointed Bishop of Uruaçu (Uruassu), Goias n 2007
References
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