Roman Catholic Diocese of Patos de Minas

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Diocese of Patos de Minas
Dioecesis Patensis
Statistics
Country: Brazil
Metropolitan: Uberaba
Rite: Latin Rite
Area: 33,068 km²
Population:
  Total:
  Catholics:

529,162 (2004)
393,735 (74.4%)
Cathedral: Catedral Santo Antônio de Pádua
Ordinaries
Bishop: vacant

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Patos de Minas {Latin: Paten(sis)} is a diocese located in the city of Patos de Minas in the Ecclesiastical province of Uberaba in Brazil.

[edit] History

  • April 5, 1955: Established as Diocese of Patos de Minas from the Diocese of Uberaba

[edit] Leadership

  • Bishops of Patos de Minas (Roman rite)
    • Bishop João Bosco Oliver de Faria (later Archbishop) (1992.01.08 – 2007.05.30)
    • Bishop Jorge Scarso, O.F.M. Cap. (1968.12.28 – 1992.01.08)
    • Bishop José André Coimbra (1955.06.08 – 1968.08.16)

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