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Roman Catholic Diocese of Divinópolis

Roman Catholic Diocese of Divinópolis

Catholic ecclesiastical territory

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Divinópolis (Latin: Dioecesis Divinopolitanus) is a diocese located in the city of Divinópolis in the ecclesiastical province of Belo Horizonte in Brazil.[1]

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Roman Catholic Diocese of Divinópolis.
Regional CNBB Leste 2.

History

  • July 11, 1958: Established as Diocese of Divinópolis from the Diocese of Aterrado and Metropolitan Archdiocese of Belo Horizonte

Bishops

  • Bishops of Divinópolis (Roman rite), listed in reverse chronological order)
    • Bishop José Carlos de Souza Campos (2014.02.26 - Present)
    • Bishop Tarcísio Nascentes dos Santos (2009.02.11 – 2012.08.01), appointed Bishop of Duque de Caxias, Rio de Janeiro
    • Bishop José Belvino do Nascimento (1989.02.27 – 2009.02.11)
    • Bishop José Costa Campos (1979.03.26 – 1989.02.27)
    • Bishop Cristiano Portela de Araújo Pena (1959.02.19 – 1979.03.26)

Other priests of this diocese who became bishops

  • Gil Antônio Moreira, appointed Auxiliary Bishop of São Paulo in 1999
  • Moacir Silva Arantes, appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Goiânia, Goias in 2016
  • Francisco Cota de Oliveira, appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Curitiba, Parana in 2017

Sources

  1. [1]
    "CNBB Leste 2". CNNB Leste 2. Retrieved 2023-02-19.

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