Roman Catholic Diocese of Paracatu

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Diocese of Paracatu

Dioecesis Paracatuensis
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Location
Country Brazil
Ecclesiastical province Montes Claros
Statistics
Area54,387 km2 (20,999 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2004)
300,000
234,000 (78.0%)
Information
Rite Latin Rite
Established1 March 1929 (94 years ago)
CathedralCatedral Santo Antônio
Current leadership
Pope Francis
Bishop Jorge Alves Bezerra, S.S.S.
Metropolitan Archbishop João Justino de Medeiros Silva
Bishops emeritus Leonardo de Miranda Pereira
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Paracatu (Latin : Dioecesis Paracatuensis) is a diocese located in the city of Paracatu in the Ecclesiastical province of Montes Claros in Brazil. [1]

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History

Bishops

Ordinaries

Other priest of this diocese who became bishop

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