Catholic ecclesiastical territory
Archdiocese of Belo Horizonte
Archidioecesis Bellohorizontinus
Arquidiocese de Belo Horizonte
Eucharistic Sanctuary of Our Lady of the Good Voyage, former cathedral church of the Archdiocese.
Country Brazil
Ecclesiastical province Belo Horizonte Area 7,240 km2 (2,800 sq mi) Population - Total - Catholics (as of 2012) 4,748,000 3,324,000 (70%) Rite
Latin Rite Established 11 February 1921 ( 103 years ago) Cathedral
Christ the King Cathedral Patron saint Our Lady of Piedade Pope
Francis Metropolitan Archbishop
Walmor Oliveira de Azevedo Auxiliary Bishops Joaquim Giovanni Mol Guimarães Joel Maria dos Santos Nivaldo dos Santos Ferreira Júlio César Gomes Moreira Edmar José da Silva
www .arquidiocesebh .org .br
Regional CNBB Leste 2.
Map of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Belo Horizonte.
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Belo Horizonte (
Latin : Archidioecesis Bellohorizontinus ) is an
archdiocese located in the city of
Belo Horizonte in Brazil.
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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:
World Heritage Church:
UNESCO
World Heritage Site (as part of the
Pampulha Modern Ensemble )
Leadership
Bishops of Belo Horizonte: (Roman rite)
Archbishop Antônio dos Santos Cabral (1921.11.21 – 1924.02.01)
Archbishops of Belo Horizonte: (Roman rite)
Other affiliated bishops
Coadjutor archbishops
Auxiliary bishops
Geraldo María de Morais Penido (1956-1957), appointed Coadjutor Bishop of Juiz de Fora
Serafim Fernandes de Araújo (1959-1982), appointed Coadjutor here; future Cardinal
José Dalvit , F.S.C.J. (1973-1977)
Arnaldo Ribeiro (1975-1988), appointed Archbishop of Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo
Werner Franz Siebenbrock , S.V.D. (1988-1994), appointed Bishop of Nova Iguaçu, Rio de Janeiro
Sebastião Roque Rabelo Mendes (1989-2004)
David Dias Pimentel (1996-2001), appointed Bishop of São João da Boa Vista, São Paulo
Décio Sossai Zandonade , S.D.B. (1996-2003), appointed Bishop of Colatina, Espirito Santo
Joaquim Giovanni Mol Guimarães (2006-
Aloísio Jorge Pena Vitral (2006-2009), appointed Bishop of Teófilo Otoni, Minas Gerais
Wilson Luís Angotti Filho (2011-2015), appointed Bishop of Taubaté, São Paulo
Luis Gonzaga Féchio (2011-2016), appointed Bishop of Amparo, São Paulo
João Justino de Medeiros Silva (2011-2017), appointed Coadjutor Archbishop of Montes Claros, Minas Gerais
Edson José Oriolo dos Santos (2015-2019), appointed Bishop of Leopoldina, Minas Gerais
Geovane Luís da Silva (2016-
Otacilio Francisco Ferreira de Lacerda (2016-2019), appointed Bishop of Guanhães, Minas Gerais
Vicente de Paula Ferreira , C.SS.R. (2017-
Nivaldo dos Santos Ferreira (2020-
Júlio César Gomes Moreira (2020-
Other priests of this diocese who became bishops
Suffragan dioceses
References
Sources
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