Roman Catholic Diocese of Paracatu

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Diocese of Paracatu
Dioecesis Paracatuensis
Statistics
Country: Brazil
Metropolitan: Montes Claros
Rite: Latin Rite
Area: 54,387 km²
Population:
  Total:
  Catholics:
300,000 (2004)
234,000 (78.0%)
Cathedral: Catedral Santo Antônio
Ordinaries
Bishop: Leonardo de Miranda Pereira

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Paracatu {Latin: Paracatuen(sis)} is a diocese located in the city of Paracatu in the Ecclesiastical province of Montes Claros in Brazil.

[edit] History

  • March 1, 1929: Established as Territorial Prelature of Paracatu from the Diocese of Montes Claros and Diocese of Uberaba
  • April 14, 1962: Promoted as Diocese of Paracatu

[edit] Leadership

  • Bishops of Paracatu (Roman rite)
    • Bishop Leonardo de Miranda Pereira (1986.05.06 – present)
    • Bishop José Cardoso Sobrinho, O. Carm. (later Archbishop) (1979.03.29 – 1985.04.02)
    • Bishop Raimundo Luí, O. Carm. (1962.06.11 – 1977.07.20)
  • Prelates of Paracatu (Roman Rite)
    • Bishop Eliseu Van der Weijer, O. Carm. (1940.05.25 – 1962.04.14)

[edit] References

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