- Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Pouso Alegre
Infobox Diocese| jurisdiction=Archdiocese
name= Pouso Alegre
latin=Archidioecesis Pouso Alegre
country= Brazil
rite=Latin Rite
cathedral = Catedral Metropolitana Bom Jesus
cocathedral =
area= 12,620
population= 730,918
population_as_of= 2004
catholics= 660,580
catholics_percent= 90.4
bishop=Ricardo Pedro Chaves Pinto Filho ,O. Praem.
coadjutor =
auxiliary_bishops =The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Pouso Alegre {Latin: " Pouso Alegre "} is an
archdiocese located in the city ofPouso Alegre in Brazil.History
* August 4, 1900: Established as Diocese of Pouso Alegre from the
Diocese of Mariana
* April 14, 1962: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Pouso Alegrepecial Churches
*Minor Basillicas:
**Basilica di Nuestra Señora del Carmen,Borda da Mata ,Minas Gerais Leadership
* Arch
bishop s of Pouso Alegre(Roman rite)
** Archbishop Ricardo Pedro Chaves Pinto Filho, O. Praem. (1996.10.16 – present)
** ArchbishopJoão Bergese (1991.05.05 – 1996.03.21)
** ArchbishopJosé d’Angelo Neto (1962.04.14 – 1990.05.31)
* Bishops of Pouso Alegre (Roman Rite)
** Bishop José d’Angelo Neto (later Archbishop) (1960.03.12 – 1962.04.14)
** BishopOctávio Augusto Chagas de Miranda (1916.02.14 – 1959.10.29)
** BishopAntônio Augusto de Assis (later Archbishop) (1909.11.29 – 1916.02.07)
** BishopJoão Batista Corrêa Nery (1901.05.18 – 1908.08.03)uffragan Dioceses
ource
* [http://www.gcatholic.com/dioceses/diocese/pous0.htm Giga-Catholic Information]
* [http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dpous.html Catholic Hierarchy]
* [http://arquidiocesepa.cjb.net/ Archdiocese website (Portuguese)]
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