Roman Catholic Diocese of Oliveira

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Diocese of Oliveira
Dioecesis Oliveirensis
Statistics
Country: Brazil
Metropolitan: Belo Horizonte
Rite: Latin Rite
Area: 7,738 km²
Population:
  Total:
  Catholics:
300,000 (2004)
285,000 (95.0%)
Cathedral: Catedral Nossa Senhora de Oliveira
Ordinaries
Bishop: Miguel Ângelo Freitas Ribeiro

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Oliveira {Latin: Oliveiren(sis)} is a diocese located in the city of Oliveira in the Ecclesiastical province of Belo Horizonte in Brazil.

[edit] History

  • December 20, 1941: Established as Diocese of Oliveira from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Belo Horizonte

[edit] Leadership

  • Bishops of Oliveira(Roman rite)
    • Bishop Miguel Ângelo Freitas Ribeiro (2007.10.31 – present)
    • Bishop Jésus Rocha (2004.10.20 – 2006.07.13)
    • Bishop Francisco Barroso Filho (1983.12.21 – 2004.10.20)
    • Bishop Antônio Carlos Mesquita (1977.03.06 – 1983.12.16)
    • Bishop José de Medeiros Leite (1945.08.14 – 1977.03.06)

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