Roman Catholic Diocese of Patos de Minas

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Patos de Minas (Latin: Dioecesis Patensis) is a diocese located in the city of Patos de Minas in the ecclesiastical province of Uberaba in Brazil.[1]

Diocese of Patos de Minas

Dioecesis Patensis
Catedral Santo Antônio de Pádua in 2015
Location
CountryBrazil
Ecclesiastical provinceUberaba
Statistics
Area33,068 km2 (12,768 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2004)
529,162
393,735 (74.4%)
Information
RiteLatin Rite
Established5 April 1955 (69 years ago)
CathedralCatedral Santo Antônio de Pádua
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopCláudio Nori Sturm, OFMCap
Metropolitan ArchbishopPaulo Mendes Peixoto
Website
www.diocesedepatosdeminas.org.br
Map of the diocese.
Ecclesiastical Province of Uberaba.
Regional CNBB Leste 2.

History

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

Bishops

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Coadjutor bishop

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Auxiliary bishop

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Other priests of this diocese who became bishops

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References

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  1. ^ "CNBB Leste 2". CNNB Leste 2. Retrieved 2023-02-19.