Roman Catholic Diocese of Oliveira

Catholic ecclesiastical territory

Diocese of Oliveira Dioecesis Oliveirensis Diocese de Oliveira


Location
Country	Brazil
Ecclesiastical province	Belo Horizonte
Metropolitan	Belo Horizonte
Statistics
Area	7,738 km (2,988 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2004) 300,000 285,000 (95.0%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Established	20 December 1941 (83 years ago)
Cathedral	Cathedral of Our Lady of Oliveira in Oliveira, Minas Gerais
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Miguel Ângelo Freitas Ribeiro
Metropolitan Archbishop	Walmor Oliveira de Azevedo
Bishops emeritus	Francisco Barroso Filho
Website
www.dioceseoliveira.org.br

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Oliveira (Latin: Dioecesis Oliveirensis) is a diocese located in the city of Oliveira in the ecclesiastical province of Belo Horizonte in Brazil.

History

December 20, 1941: Established as Diocese of Oliveira from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Belo Horizonte

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