| Diocese of Sete Lagoas Dioecesis Septemlacunensis Diocese de Sete Lagoas | |
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 Cathedral of St. Anthony | |
| Location | |
| Country | Brazil |
| Ecclesiastical province | Belo Horizonte |
| Metropolitan | Belo Horizonte |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 11,915 km (4,600 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2010) 454,314 354,017 (77.9%) |
| Information | |
| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Established | 16 July 1955 (69 years ago) |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of St Anthony in Sete Lagoas |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Francisco Cota de Oliveira |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Walmor Oliveira de Azevedo |
| Bishops emeritus | Aloísio Jorge Pena Vitral Guilherme Porto |
| Website | |
| www.diocesedesetelagoas.com.br | |
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Sete Lagoas (Latin: Dioecesis Septemlacunensis) is a diocese located in the city of Sete Lagoas in the ecclesiastical province of Belo Horizonte in Brazil.
History
- July 16, 1955: Established as Diocese of Sete Lagoas from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Belo Horizonte and Metropolitan Archdiocese of Diamantina
Leadership
- Bishops of Sete Lagoas (Roman rite), in reverse chronological order
- Bishop Francisco Cota de Oliveira (2020.06.10 -
- Bishop Aloísio Jorge Pena Vitral (2017.09.20 - 2020.06.10)
- Bishop Guilherme Porto (1999.10.27 – 2017.09.20)
- Bishop José de Lima (1981.06.07 – 1999.10.27)
- Bishop Daniel Tavares Baeta Neves (1964.06.04 – 1980.07.08)
- Bishop José de Almeida Batista Pereira (1955.11.07 – 1964.04.02)
References
- "CNBB Leste 2". CNNB Leste 2. Retrieved 2023-02-19.
Sources
| Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Belo Horizonte | |
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