- 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 theEcclesiastical province of Belo Horizonte in Brazil.History
* December 20, 1941: Established as Diocese of Oliveira from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Belo Horizonte
Leadership
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Bishop s of Oliveira(Roman rite)
** Bishop Miguel Ângelo Freitas Ribeiro (2007.10.31 – present)
** BishopJésus Rocha (2004.10.20 – 2006.07.13)
** BishopFrancisco Barroso Filho (1983.12.21 – 2004.10.20)
** BishopAntônio Carlos Mesquita (1977.03.06 – 1983.12.16)
** BishopJosé 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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