Diocese of Oliveira Dioecesis Oliveirensis Diocese de Oliveira | |
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Location | |
Country | Brazil |
Ecclesiastical province | Belo Horizonte |
Metropolitan | Belo Horizonte |
Statistics | |
Area | 7,738 km2 (2,988 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2004) 300,000 285,000 (95.0%) |
Information | |
Rite | Latin Rite |
Established | 20 December 1941 (82 years ago) |
Cathedral | Cathedral of Our Lady of Oliveira in Oliveira, Minas Gerais |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Miguel Ângelo Freitas Ribeiro |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Walmor Oliveira de Azevedo |
Bishops emeritus | Francisco Barroso Filho |
Website | |
www.dioceseoliveira.org.br |
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