Diocese of Sete Lagoas

Dioecesis Septemlacunensis

Diocese de Sete Lagoas
Cathedral of St. Anthony
Location
CountryBrazil
Ecclesiastical provinceBelo Horizonte
MetropolitanBelo Horizonte
Statistics
Area11,915 km2 (4,600 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2010)
454,314
354,017 (77.9%)
Information
RiteLatin Rite
Established16 July 1955 (68 years ago)
CathedralCathedral of St Anthony in Sete Lagoas
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopFrancisco Cota de Oliveira
Metropolitan ArchbishopWalmor Oliveira de Azevedo
Bishops emeritusAloísio Jorge Pena Vitral
Guilherme Porto
Website
www.diocesedesetelagoas.com.br
Roman Catholic Diocese of Sete Lagoas.
Regional CNBB Leste 2.

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.[1]

History

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

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

Sources


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