Roman Catholic Diocese of Oliveira

Roman Catholic Diocese of Oliveira

Infobox Diocese| jurisdiction=Diocese
name= Oliveira
latin= Dioecesis Oliveirensis
country= Brazil| metropolitan=Belo Horizonte
rite=Latin Rite
cathedral = Catedral Nossa Senhora de Oliveira
cocathedral =
area= 7,738
population= 300,000
population_as_of= 2004
catholics= 285,000
catholics_percent= 95.0
bishop= Miguel Ângelo Freitas Ribeiro
coadjutor =
auxiliary_bishops =

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Oliveira {Latin: " Oliveiren(sis)"} is a diocese located in the city of Oliveira in the Ecclesiastical province of Belo Horizonte in Brazil.

History

* December 20, 1941: Established as Diocese of Oliveira from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Belo Horizonte

Leadership

* Bishops of Oliveira(Roman rite)
** Bishop Miguel Ângelo Freitas Ribeiro (2007.10.31 – present)
** Bishop Jésus Rocha (2004.10.20 – 2006.07.13)
** Bishop Francisco Barroso Filho (1983.12.21 – 2004.10.20)
** Bishop Antônio Carlos Mesquita (1977.03.06 – 1983.12.16)
** Bishop José de Medeiros Leite (1945.08.14 – 1977.03.06)

ource

* [http://www.gcatholic.com/dioceses/diocese/oliv0.htm Giga-Catholic Information]
* [http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/doliv.html Catholic Hierarchy]


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