Diocese of Luz Dioecesis Luceatinus Diocese de Luz | |
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Location | |
Country | Brazil |
Ecclesiastical province | Belo Horizonte |
Metropolitan | Belo Horizonte |
Statistics | |
Area | 32,976 km2 (12,732 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2004) 441,000 352,800 (80.0%) |
Information | |
Rite | Latin Rite |
Established | 18 July 1918 (104 years ago) |
Cathedral | Cathedral of Our Lady of Luz in Luz |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | José Aristeu Vieira |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Walmor Oliveira de Azevedo |
Website | |
Website of the Diocese |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Luz (Latin : Dioecesis Luceatinus) is a diocese located in the city of Luz in the ecclesiastical province of Belo Horizonte in Brazil. [1]
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