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Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Uberaba#History

{{Short description|Catholic ecclesiastical territory}}

{{Infobox diocese

|jurisdiction = Archdiocese

|name = Uberaba

|latin = Archidioecesis Uberabensis

|image = Igreja de São Domingos MG.jpg

|caption =

|coat = Coat of arms of the Archdiocese of Uberaba.svg

|coat_size = 150px

|country = Brazil

|province = Uberaba

|coordinates= {{coord|19.7509|S|47.9372|W|source:wikidata|display=inline, title}}

|rite = Latin Rite

|established = 29 September 1907 ({{age|1907|9|29}} years ago)

|cathedral = Catedral Metropolitana Sagrado Coração de Jesus

|cocathedral =

|area_km2 = 27,228

|population = 693,185

|population_as_of = 2004

|catholics = 444,081

|catholics_percent= 64.1

|pope = {{Incumbent pope}}

|bishop = Paulo Mendes Peixoto

|bishop_title = Archbishop

|coadjutor =

|auxiliary_bishops=

|emeritus_bishops =

|map = Diocese de Uberaba (Minas Gerais).png

|website = {{URL|www.arquidiocesedeuberaba.org.br}}

|denomination=}}

File:Província Eclesiástica de Uberaba (Minas Gerais).png

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The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Uberaba ({{langx|la|Archidioecesis Uberabensis}}) is an archdiocese located in the city of Uberaba in Brazil.{{Cite web |title=CNBB Leste 2 |url=https://www.cnbbleste2.org.br/noticia/ |access-date=2023-02-19 |website=CNNB Leste 2}}

History

  • 29 September 1907: Established as Diocese of Uberaba from the Diocese of Goiás
  • 14 April 1962: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Uberaba

Bishops

=Ordinaries, in reverse chronological order=

  • Archbishops of Uberaba (Roman rite), below
  • Archbishop Paulo Mendes Peixoto, (2014.03.07)
  • Archbishop Aloísio Roque Oppermann, S.C.J. (1996.02.28 – 2012.03.07)
  • Archbishop Benedito de Ulhôa Vieira (1978.07.14 – 1996.02.28)
  • Archbishop Alexandre Gonçalves do Amaral (1962.04.14 – 1978.07.14)
  • Bishops of Uberaba (Roman Rite), below
  • Bishop Alexandre Gonçalves do Amaral (later Archbishop) (1939.08.05 – 1962.04.14)
  • Bishop Antonio Colturato, O.F.M. Cap. (1929.08.02 – 1938.04.12), appointed Bishop of Botucatu
  • Bishop Antônio de Almeida Lustosa, S.D.B. (1924.07.04 – 1928.12.17), appointed Bishop of Corumbá, Mato Grosso do Sul; future Archbishop
  • Bishop José Tupinambá da Frota (1923.04.06 – 1924.03.10), appointed Bishop of Sobral, Ceara
  • Bishop Eduardo Duarte e Silva (1907.11.06 – 1923.05.14), appointed titular Archbishop upon resignation

=Coadjutor archbishop=

  • José Pedro de Araújo Costa (1968-1978), did not succeed to see

=Other priests of this diocese who became bishops=

  • Almir Marques Ferreira, appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Sorocaba in 1957
  • Antônio Braz Benevente, appointed Bishop of Jacarezinho, Parana in 2010

Suffragan dioceses

References

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Sources

  • [http://www.gcatholic.org/dioceses/diocese/uber0.htm GCatholic.org]
  • [http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/duber.html Catholic Hierarchy]
  • [http://www.arquidiocesedeuberaba.org.br/ website (Portuguese)]

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Category:1907 establishments in Brazil

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