Roman Catholic Diocese of Oliveira

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Diocese of Oliveira

Dioecesis Oliveirensis

Diocese de Oliveira
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Location
Country Brazil
Ecclesiastical province Belo Horizonte
Metropolitan Belo Horizonte
Statistics
Area7,738 km2 (2,988 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2004)
300,000
285,000 (95.0%)
Information
Rite Latin Rite
Established20 December 1941 (82 years ago)
CathedralCathedral 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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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Oliveira (Latin : Dioecesis Oliveirensis) is a diocese located in the city of Oliveira in the ecclesiastical province of Belo Horizonte in Brazil. [1]

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History

Bishops

Coadjutor bishop

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References

  1. "CNBB Leste 2". CNNB Leste 2. Retrieved 2023-02-19.
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Map of the diocese.

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