Roman Catholic Diocese of Leopoldina

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

History

The diocese Leopoldina was born on March 28, 1942 by Pope Pius XII. built with the apostolic constitution Quae ad majus from cessions of territory of the Diocese of Juiz de Fora and of the Archdiocese of Mariana. It was the Archdiocese of Mariana is a suffragan. On April 14, 1962, the diocese Leopoldina was the archbishopric of Juiz de Fora is a suffragan.

Bishops of Leopoldina

  • Delfim Ribeiro Guedes, 1943-1960, then Bishop of São João del Rei
  • Geraldo Ferreira rice, 1961-1985
  • Sebastião Roque Mendes Rabelo, 1985-1989
  • Ricardo Pedro Pinto Chaves Filho OPraem, 1990-1996, then Archbishop of Pouso Alegre
  • Célio de Oliveira Goulart OFM, 1998-2003, then Bishop of Cachoeiro de Itapemirim
  • Dario Campos, OFM, 2004-2011, then Bishop of Cachoeiro de Itapemirim
  • José Eudes Campos do Nascimento, since 2012
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Juiz de Fora Friar Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Mariana Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Pouso Alegre Roman Catholic Diocese of Cachoeiro de Itapemirim Acta Apostolicae Sedis
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