Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Uberaba

The Archdiocese of Uberaba (Latin: Archidioecesis Uberabensis ) is a located in Brazil Roman Catholic archdiocese based in Uberaba, Minas Gerais.

History

The Archdiocese of Uberaba was established on September 29, 1907 by Pope Pius X with the Apostolic Constitution Goyaz Adamantina out of territory of the Diocese of Goiás as Diocese of Uberaba. The diocese was the Archdiocese of Uberaba Mariana is a suffragan. On 18 July 1918, the Diocese of Uberaba were parts of its territory from the foundation of the diocese aterrado. The Diocese of Uberaba was the Archdiocese of Belo Horizonte assumed suffragan on 1 February 1924. On March 1, 1929, the Diocese of Uberaba gave parts of its territory establishing the Territorialprälatur Paracatu. For more territorial concessions were made on 5 April 1955 foundation of the diocese Patos de Minas and on July 22, 1961 foundation of the diocese Uberlândia.

On April 14, 1962, the Diocese of Uberaba was by Pope John XXIII. charged with the Apostolic Constitution animorum societas to an archbishopric. The Archdiocese of Uberaba, on 16 October 1962 from parts of its territory to the foundation of the diocese Ituiutaba.

Ordinaries

Bishops of Uberaba

  • Eduardo Duarte e Silva, 1907-1923
  • José da Frota Tupinambás, 1923-1924, then Bishop of Sobral
  • Antônio de Almeida Lustosa SDB, 1924-1928, then Bishop of Corumbá
  • Antonio Colturato OFM Cap, 1929-1938, then Bishop of Botucatu
  • Alexandre Gonçalves do Amaral, 1939-1962

Archbishops of Uberaba

  • Alexandre Gonçalves do Amaral, 1962-1978
  • Benedito de Ulhoa Vieira, 1978-1996
  • Aloisio Roque Oppermann SCI, 1996-2012
  • Paulo Mendes Peixoto, since 2012
Priests of the Sacred Heart Vicar general Friar Roman Catholic Diocese of Ituiutaba Roman Catholic Diocese of Patos de Minas Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Mariana Roman Catholic Diocese of Luz Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Belo Horizonte Roman Catholic Diocese of Paracatu Roman Catholic Diocese of Sobral Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Botucatu Acta Apostolicae Sedis Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Aparecida Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Aracaju Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Campinas Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Campo Grande Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cascavel Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Curitiba Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Feira de Santana Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Fortaleza Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Juiz de Fora Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Londrina Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Manaus Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Montes Claros Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Natal Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Olinda e Recife Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Palmas Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Porto Alegre Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Porto Velho Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Pouso Alegre Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Sorocaba Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Teresina
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