Roman Catholic Diocese of Leopoldina
- Roman Catholic Diocese of Leopoldina
Infobox Diocese| jurisdiction=Diocese
name= Leopoldina
latin= Dioecesis Leopoldinensis
country= Brazil| metropolitan=Juiz de Fora
rite=Latin Rite
cathedral = Catedral São Sebastião
cocathedral =
area= 8,491
population= 529,154
population_as_of= 2004
catholics= 396,865
catholics_percent= 75.0
bishop= Dario Campos, O.F.M.
coadjutor =
auxiliary_bishops =
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Leopoldina {Latin: " Leopoldinen(sis)"} is a diocese located in the city of Leopoldina in the Ecclesiastical province of Juiz de Fora in Brazil.
History
* March 8, 1942: Established as Diocese of Leopoldina from the Diocese of Juiz de Fora and Metropolitan Archdiocese of Mariana
Leadership
* Bishops of Leopoldina (Roman rite)
** Bishop Dario Campos, O.F.M. (2004.06.23 – present)
** Bishop Célio de Oliveira Goulart, O.F.M. (1998.06.24 – 2003.07.09)
** Bishop Ricardo Pedro Chaves Pinto Filho, O. Praem. (later Archbishop) (1990.03.14 – 1996.10.16)
** Bishop Sebastião Roque Rabelo Mendes (1985.08.05 – 1989.05.10)
** Bishop Geraldo Ferreira Reis (1961.06.16 – 1985.08.05)
** Bishop Delfim Ribeiro Guedes (1943.06.26 – 1960.07.23)
References
* [http://www.gcatholic.com/dioceses/diocese/leop0.htm Giga-Catholic Information]
* [http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dleop.html Catholic Hierarchy]
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