Territorial Abbacy of Claraval

The Territorial Abbacy (or Abbey) of Claraval was a Latin Church ecclesiastical jurisdiction or prelature for Cistercians of the Catholic Church in Brazil.

History

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It was established on 11 May 1968 as Territorial Abbacy of Claraval (Portuguese for Clairvaux) on territory -including Claraval - in the southwest of the state Minas Gerais, canonically split off from the Roman Catholic Diocese of Guaxupé.

It was suppressed on 11 December 2002, its territory being merged back into the above Diocese of Guaxupé.

Ordinaries

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Abbot Ordinaries of Claraval
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