Roman Catholic Diocese of Araçuaí
Diocese of Araçuaí Dioecesis Arassuahyensis Diocese de Araçuaí | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Country |  Brazil |
| Ecclesiastical province | Diamantina |
| Metropolitan | Diamantina |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 23,526 km2 (9,083 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2012) 420,000 280,000 (66.7%) |
| Information | |
| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Established | 25 August 1913 (110 years ago) |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of St Joseph in Araçuaí |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Esmeraldo Barreto de Farias |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Darci José Nicioli |
| Bishops emeritus | Marcello Romano |
| Website | |
| www.diocesedearacuai.com.br | |
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Araçuaí (
Latin: Dioecesis Arassuahyensis) is a diocese located in the city of Araçuaí in the ecclesiastical province of Diamantina in Brazil.[1]
According to biographical information contained in the
Roman Catholic Diocese of Guanhaes, as the ninth Bishop of Araçuaí. For more information on the then Bishop-elect of this Diocese, please see the two news releases.[2][3]
History
- August 25, 1913: Established as Diocese of Araçuaí from the Diocese of Diamantina
Bishops
- Bishops of Araçuaí (Latin Rite)
- Serafim Gomes Jardim da Silva (1914.03.12 – 1934.05.26), appointed Archbishop of Diamantina, Minas Gerais
- José de Haas, O.F.M. (1937.03.20 – 1956.08.01)
- José Maria Pires (1957.05.25 – 1965.12.02), appointed Archbishop of Paraíba
- Altivo Pacheco Ribeiro (1966.06.27 – 1973.11.10)
- S.V.D.(1975.01.04 – 1981.08.18), appointed Coadjutor Archbishop of Vitória, Espirito Santo
- Crescênzio Rinaldini (1982.05.10 – 2001.08.08)
- Dario Campos, O.F.M. (2001.08.08 – 2004.06.23), appointed Bishop of Leopoldina, Minas Gerais; future Archbishop
- Severino Clasen, O.F.M. (2005.05.11 – 2011.07.06), appointed Bishop of Caçador, Santa Catarina
- Marcello Romano (2012.06.13 - 2020.03.25)
Coadjutor bishop
- Dario Campos, O.F.M. (2000-2001)
References
- ^ "CNBB Leste 2". CNNB Leste 2. Retrieved 2023-02-19.
- ^ "News from the Vatican - News about the Church - Vatican News".
- ^ "Web Translator".
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