Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Juiz de Fora

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Juiz de Fora (Latin: Archidioecesis Iudiciforensis) is an archdiocese located in the city of Juiz de Fora in Brazil.^[1]

Archdiocese of Juiz de Fora Archidioecesis Iudiciforensis
Metropolitan Cathedral of St. Anthony
Location
Country	Brazil
Statistics
Area	10,757 km2 (4,153 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2006) 676,000 540,000 (79.9%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Established	1 February 1924 (100 years ago)
Cathedral	Catedral Metropolitana Santo Antônio
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Archbishop	Gil Antônio Moreira
Website
www.arquidiocesejuizdefora.org.br

Regional CNBB Leste 2.

History

• February 1, 1924: Established as Diocese of Juiz de Fora from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Mariana
• April 14, 1962: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Juiz de Fora

Bishops

Ordinaries, in reverse chronological order

• Archbishops of Juiz de Fora (Roman rite)
  • Archbishop Gil Antônio Moreira (2009.01.28 -
  • Archbishop Eurico dos Santos Veloso (2001.11.28 – 2009.01.28)
  • Archbishop Clóvis Frainer, O.F.M. Cap. (1991.05.22 – 2001.11.28)
  • Archbishop Juvenal Roriz, C.Ss.R. (1978.05.05 – 1990.02.07)
  • Archbishop Geraldo María de Morais Penido (1962.04.14 – 1977.12.01), appointed Coadjutor Archbishop of Aparecida, São Paulo
• Bishops of Juiz de Fora (Roman Rite)

  • 

    Archdiocese of Juiz de Fora.

    Bishop Geraldo María de Morais Penido (later Archbishop) (1958.06.09 – 1962.04.14)

  • 

    Ecclesiastical Province of Juiz de Fora.

    Bishop Justino José de Sant'Ana (1924.07.04 – 1958.06.09)

Coadjutor bishop

• Geraldo María de Morais Penido (1957-1958)

Auxiliary bishops

• Othon Motta (1953-1955), appointed Auxiliary Bishop of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro
• Altivo Pacheco Ribeiro (1973-1987)
• Eurico dos Santos Veloso (1987-1991), appointed Coadjutor Bishop of Luz, Minas Gerais (later returned here as Archbishop)
• Paulo Francisco Machado (2004-2008), appointed Bishop of Uberlândia, Minas Gerais

Other priests of this diocese who became bishops

• José Eugênio Corrêa, appointed Bishop of Caratinga, Minas Gerais in 1957
• Walmor Oliveira de Azevedo, appointed Auxiliary Bishop of São Salvador da Bahia in 1998
• Eduardo Benes de Sales Rodrigues, appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul in 1998
• João Justino de Medeiros Silva, appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais in 2011
• Roberto José da Silva, appointed Bishop of Janaúba, Minas Gerais in 2019

Suffragan dioceses

• Diocese of Leopoldina
• Diocese of São João del Rei

References

1. "CNBB Leste 2". CNNB Leste 2. Retrieved 2023-02-19.

Sources

• GCatholic.org
• Catholic Hierarchy
• Archdiocese website (Portuguese)

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