The Diocese of São João del Rei (Latin: Dioecesis Sancti Ioannis a Rege) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical jurisdiction or diocese of the Catholic Church in Brazil. It is a suffragan in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Juiz de Fora.[1]
Diocese of São João del Rei Dioecesis Sancti Ioannis a Rege | |
|---|---|
 Cathedral-Basilica of Our Lady of the Pillar | |
| Location | |
| Country | Brazil |
| Ecclesiastical province | Juiz de Fora |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 9,503 km2 (3,669 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2004) 520,000 468,000 (90.0%) |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic Church |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 21 May 1960 (63 years ago) |
| Cathedral | Catedral Basílica Nossa Sehora do Pilar |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | José Eudes Campos do Nascimento |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Gil Antônio Moreira |
| Bishops emeritus | Waldemar Chaves de Araújo |
Its cathedral is the Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of the Pillar, São João del Rei, a minor basilica, dedicated to Our Lady of the Pillar, in the city of São João del-Rei.
History edit
On May 21, 1960, the Diocese of São João del-Rei was established as Dioecesis Sancti Ioannis a Rege (Latin), on territories split off from the Diocese of Campanha, Archdiocese of Mariana, and (then) Diocese of Juiz de Fora.
Statistics edit
As of 2015[update], its pastoral services reached 506,000 Catholics (85.1% of the total population, 594 800), on 9 503 km², and 40 parishes.[citation needed]
Religious persons edit
- 72 priests: 48 diocesan, 24 religious;
- 2 deacons;
Saint Gundisalvus of Amarante in Ibituruna. - 9 seminarians.
Ordinaries edit
- Delfim Ribeiro Guedes (1960-07-23 – retired 1983-12-07), died 1985; previously Bishop of Leopoldina (Brazil) (1943-06-26 – 1960-07-23)
- Antônio Carlos Mesquita (1983-12-16 – 1996-06-26), died 2005; previously Titular Bishop of Tamada (1974-04-08 – 1977-03-06) as Coadjutor Bishop of Oliveira (Brazil) (1974-04-08 – 1977-03-06) and Apostolic Administrator sede plena of Oliveira (Brazil) (1974-04-08 – 1977-03-06), succeeding as Bishop of Oliveira (Brazil) (1977-03-06 – 1983-12-16)
- Waldemar Chaves de Araújo (1996-06-26 – retired 2010.05.26), previously Bishop of Teófilo Otoni (Brazil) (1989-11-18 – 1996-06-26)
- Célio de Oliveira Goulart,[2] Order of Friars Minor (O.F.M.) (2010-05-26 – death 2018-01-19), previously Bishop of Leopoldina (Brazil) (1998-06-24 – 2003-07-09), Bishop of Cachoeiro de Itapemirim (Brazil) (2003-07-09 – 2010-05-26)
- José Eudes Campos do Nascimento (2018-12-12 - present).
Personalities edit
- Nhá Chica (1808-1895), lay woman
- José Maria Xavier (1819-1887), priest, composer of sacred music
- Antônio de Almeida Lustosa (1886-1974), Archbishop of Fortaleza
- Miguel Afonso de Andrade Leite (1912-1976), priest
- Lucas Moreira Neves (1925-2002), cardinal
- Benigna Victima de Jesus (1907-1981), nun who lived in Lavras
- Martin de Porres Ward (1918-1999), African American missionary
References edit
- ^ "CNBB Leste 2". CNNB Leste 2. Retrieved 2023-02-19.
- ^ "Falece Dom Célio de Oliveira Goulart, Bispo de São João del-Rei - Vatican News". www.vaticannews.va (in Portuguese). 2018-01-19. Retrieved 2023-02-19.
Sources and External links edit
- GCatholic.org, with Google map - data for all sections
- Catholic Hierarchy
- Diocese website (Portuguese)
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