Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Uberaba

Archdiocese of Uberaba Archidioecesis Uberabensis
Coat of arms
Location
Country	Brazil
Ecclesiastical province	Uberaba
Coordinates	19°45′03″S47°56′14″W / 19.7509°S 47.9372°W / -19.7509; -47.9372
Statistics
Area	27,228 km2 (10,513 sq mi)
Population Total Catholics	(as of 2004) 693,185 444,081 (64.1%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Established	29 September 1907 (117 years ago)
Cathedral	Catedral Metropolitana Sagrado Coração de Jesus
Current leadership
Pope	Leo XIV
Archbishop	Paulo Mendes Peixoto
Map
Website
www.arquidiocesedeuberaba.org.br

Ecclesiastical Province of Uberaba.

Regional CNBB Leste 2.

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Uberaba (Latin : Archidioecesis Uberabensis) is an archdiocese located in the city of Uberaba in Brazil. ^[1]

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

• Diocese of Ituiutaba
• Diocese of Patos de Minas
• Diocese of Uberlândia

References

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

Sources

• GCatholic.org
• Catholic Hierarchy
• website (Portuguese)