Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Juiz de Fora
The Archdiocese of Juiz de Fora (Latin: Archidioecesis Iudiciforensis ) is a located in Brazil Roman Catholic archdiocese headquartered in Juiz de Fora in the state of Minas Gerais.
History
Pope Pius XI. Juiz de Fora founded the diocese on February 1, 1924, the Apostolic Constitution Ad sacrosancti Apostolatus officium of cessions of territory of the Archdiocese of Mariana, where it was assumed as a suffragan.
A part of its territory lost it on March 28, 1942 in favor of the establishment of the Diocese of Leopoldina. With the Bull Qui tanquam Peter it was raised on 14 April 1962 Archdiocese.
Territory
The Archdiocese of Juiz de Fora Juiz de Fora includes the municipalities, Aracitaba, Arantina, Belmiro Braga, Bias Fortes, Bica, Bocaina de Minas, Bom Jardim de Minas, Chácara Chiador, Coronel Pacheco, Descoberto, Ewbank da Câmara, Goianá, Guarará, Liberdade, Lima Duarte, Mar de Espanha, Maripa de Minas, Matias Barbosa, Olaria, Passa Vinte, Pedro Teixeira, Pequeri, Piau, Rio Novo, Rio Preto, Rochedo de Minas, Santa Bárbara do Monteverde, Santana do Garambéu, Santana do Deserto, Santa Rita de Ibitipoca, Santa Rita de jacutinga, Santos Dumont, São João Nepomuceno, Senador Cortes and Simão Pereira of the state of Minas Gerais.
Ordinaries
Bishops of Juiz de Fora
- Justino José de Sant'Anna (4 July 1924-9. June 1958 )
- Geraldo María de Morais Penido (9 June 1958-13. April 1962 )
Archbishops of Juiz de Fora
- Geraldo María de Morais Penido (April 14, 1962-1. December 1977 Koadjutorerzbischof of Aparecida )
- Juvenal Roriz CSsR (5 May 1978-7. February 1990)
- Clóvis Frainer OFM Cap (22 May 1991-28. November 2001)
- Eurico dos Santos Veloso (28 November 2001-28. January 2009)
- Antonio Gil Moreira ( since 28 January 2009)