The Roman Catholic Diocese of Januária (Latin: Dioecesis Ianuariensis) is a diocese located in the city of Januária in the ecclesiastical province of Montes Claros in Brazil.[1]
Diocese of Januária Dioecesis Ianuariensis | |
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Location | |
Country | Brazil |
Ecclesiastical province | Montes Claros |
Statistics | |
Area | 37,961 km2 (14,657 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2004) 287,150 260,000 (90.5%) |
Information | |
Rite | Latin Rite |
Established | 15 June 1957 (67 years ago) |
Cathedral | Catedral Nossa Senhora das Dores |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | José Moleira da Silva |
Metropolitan Archbishop | João Justino de Medeiros Silva |
History
edit- 15 June 1957: Established as Diocese of Januária from the Diocese of Montes Claros and Territorial Prelature of Paracatu
Leadership
edit- Bishops 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)
References
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