Roman Catholic Diocese of Almenara

Roman Catholic Diocese of Almenara
Diocese of Almenara
Dioecesis Almenarensis
Location
Country Brazil
Metropolitan Diamantina
Statistics
Area 15,638 km2 (6,038 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2004)
178,778
140,000 (78.3%)
Information
Rite Latin Rite
Cathedral Catedral São João Batista
Current leadership
Bishop Hugo María Van Steekelenburg, O.F.M.

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Almenara (Latin: Dioecesis Almenarensis) is a diocese located in the city of Almenara, Minas Gerais, in the Ecclesiastical province of Diamantina in Brazil.

History

  • March 28, 1981: Established as Diocese of Almenara from the Diocese of Araçuaí and Diocese of Teófilo Otoni

Leadership

  • Bishops of Almenara (Latin Rite)
    • José Geraldo Oliveira do Valle, C.S.S. (1982.05.10 – 1988.08.31)
    • Diogo Reesink, O.F.M. (1989.08.02 – 1998.03.25)
    • Hugo María van Steekelenburg, O.F.M. (1999.06.23 – present)

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