Roman Catholic Diocese of Oliveira

The diocese Oliveira (Latin: Dioecesis Oliveirensis ) is a location in Brazil the Roman Catholic Diocese based in Oliveira in the state of Minas Gerais.

History

The diocese Oliveira was born on December 20, 1941 by Pope Pius XII. Quo uberiores built with the Apostolic Constitution of cessions of territory of the Archdiocese of Belo Horizonte and this is a suffragan.

Bishops of Oliveira

  • José Leite de Medeiros, 1945-1977
  • Antônio Carlos Mesquita, 1977-1983, then Bishop of São João del Rei
  • Francisco Barroso Filho, 1983-2004
  • Jésus Rocha, 2004-2006
  • Miguel Freitas Ribeiro Ângelo, since 2007
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Belo Horizonte Vicar general Friar Acta Apostolicae Sedis
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