Roman Catholic Diocese of São João del Rei
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of São João del Rei is a diocese
located in the city of São João del-Rei in the Ecclesiastical province
of Juiz de Fora
in Brazil.
Diocese
A diocese is the district or see under the supervision of a bishop. It is divided into parishes.An archdiocese is more significant than a diocese. An archdiocese is presided over by an archbishop whose see may have or had importance due to size or historical significance...
located in the city of São João del-Rei in the Ecclesiastical province
Ecclesiastical Province
An ecclesiastical province is a large jurisdiction of religious government, so named by analogy with a secular province, existing in certain hierarchical Christian churches, especially in the Catholic Church and Orthodox Churches and in the Anglican Communion...
of Juiz de Fora
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Juiz de Fora
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Juiz de Fora is an archdiocese located in the city of Juiz de Fora in Brazil.-History:* February 1, 1924: Established as Diocese of Juiz de Fora from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Mariana...
in Brazil.
History
- May 21, 1960: Established as Diocese of São João del-Rei from the Diocese of Campanha and Metropolitan Archdiocese of Mariana
Leadership
- BishopBishopA bishop is an ordained or consecrated member of the Christian clergy who is generally entrusted with a position of authority and oversight. Within the Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox Churches, in the Assyrian Church of the East, in the Independent Catholic Churches, and in the...
s of São João del-Rei (Roman rite)- Bishop Célio de Oliveira Goulart, O.F.M. (2010.05.26 – present)
- Bishop Waldemar Chaves de Araújo (1996.06.26 – 2010.05.26)
- Bishop Antônio Carlos Mesquita (1983.12.16 – 1996.06.26)
- Bishop Delfim Ribeiro Guedes (1960.07.23 – 1983.12.07)