- Roman Catholic Diocese of Guaxupé
Infobox Diocese| jurisdiction=Diocese
name= Guaxupé
latin= Dioecesis Guaxupensis
country= Brazil| metropolitan=Pouso Alegre
rite=Latin Rite
cathedral = Catedral Nossa Senhora das Dores
cocathedral =
area= 13,953
population= 867,000
population_as_of= 2006
catholics= 608,000
catholics_percent= 70.1
bishop=José de Lanza Neto
coadjutor =
auxiliary_bishops =The Roman Catholic Diocese of Guaxupé {Latin: " Guaxupen(sis)"} is a
diocese located in the city ofGuaxupé in theEcclesiastical province of Pouso Alegre in Brazil.History
* February 3, 1916: Established as Diocese of Guaxupé from the Diocese of Pouso Alegre
pecial Churches
*Minor Basillicas:
**Basílica Nossa Senhora da Saúde,Poços de Caldas ,Minas Gerais Leadership
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Bishop s of Guaxupé (Roman rite)
** Bishop José Lanza Neto (2007.06.13 – present)
** BishopJosé Mauro Pereira Bastos ,C.P. (2006.04.19 – 2006.09.14)
** BishopJosé Geraldo Oliveira do Valle ,C.S.S. (1989.09.14 – 2006.04.19)
** BishopJosé Alberto Lopes de Castro Pinto (1976.01.16 – 1989.09.14)
** BishopJosé de Almeida Batista Pereira (1964.04.02 – 1976.01.16)
** BishopInácio João Dal Monte ,O.F.M. Cap. (1952.05.21 – 1963.05.29)
** BishopHugo Bressane de Araújo (later Archbishop) (1940.09.19 – 1951.09.03)
** BishopRanulfo da Silva Farias (later Archbishop) (1920.04.22 – 1939.08.05)
** BishopAntônio Augusto de Assis (later Archbishop) (1916.02.07 – 1918.08.02)References
* [http://www.gcatholic.com/dioceses/diocese/guax0.htm Giga-Catholic Information]
* [http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dguax.html Catholic Hierarchy]
* [http://www.guaxupe.org.br/ Diocese website (Portuguese)]
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