The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Belo Horizonte ( la, Archidioecesis Bellohorizontinus) is an archdiocese located in the city of Belo Horizonte in Brazil.

History

* February 11, 1921: Established as Diocese of Belo Horizonte from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Mariana. * February 1, 1924: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Belo Horizonte.

Special churches

Minor Basilicas: *Basílica de São João Maria Vianney. * Basílica Nossa Senhora de Lourdes. *Basílica Estadual Nossa Senhora da Piedade. (small church) *Basílica Estadual das Romarias. (major church) * Our Lady of Good Voyage Archdiocesan Sanctuary, Belo Horizonte *Our Lady of Mercy Stadual Sanctuary World Heritage Church:

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(as part of the Pampulha Modern Ensemble) * Church of Saint Francis of Assisi, Pampulha

Leadership

Bishops of Belo Horizonte: (Roman rite) * Archbishop Antônio dos Santos Cabral (1921.11.21 – 1924.02.01) Archbishops of Belo Horizonte: (Roman rite) * Archbishop Antônio dos Santos Cabral (1924.02.01 – 1967.11.15) * Archbishop João Resende Costa, S.D.B. (1967.11.15 – 1986.02.05) * Serafim Cardeal Fernandes de Araújo (1986.02.05 – 2004.01.28) * Archbishop Walmor Oliveira de Azevedo (2004.01.28 – present)

Other affiliated bishops

Coadjutor archbishops

* Hugo Bressane de Araújo (1951-1954), did not succeed to the see; appointed Archbishop (Personal Title) of Marília, São Paulo * João Resende (Rezende) Costa, S.D.B. (1957-1967) *

Serafim Fernandes de Araújo Serafim Fernandes de Araújo (; 13 August 1924 – 8 October 2019) was a Brazilian prelate of the Catholic Church who served as Archbishop of Belo Horizonte from 1986 to 2004. He was made a cardinal of the Catholic Church by Pope John Pa ...

(1982-1986); future Cardinal

Auxiliary bishops

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(1956-1957), appointed Coadjutor Bishop of Juiz de Fora *

(1959-1982), appointed Coadjutor here; future Cardinal * José Dalvit, F.S.C.J. (1973-1977) * Arnaldo Ribeiro (1975-1988), appointed Archbishop of Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo * Werner Franz Siebenbrock, S.V.D. (1988-1994), appointed Bishop of Nova Iguaçu, Rio de Janeiro * Sebastião Roque Rabelo Mendes (1989-2004) * David Dias Pimentel (1996-2001), appointed Bishop of São João da Boa Vista, São Paulo * Décio Sossai Zandonade, S.D.B. (1996-2003), appointed Bishop of Colatina, Espirito Santo * Joaquim Giovanni Mol Guimarães (2006- * Aloísio Jorge Pena Vitral (2006-2009), appointed Bishop of Teófilo Otoni, Minas Gerais *

Wilson Luís Angotti Filho Wilson may refer to: People *Wilson (name) ** List of people with given name Wilson ** List of people with surname Wilson * Wilson (footballer, 1927–1998), Brazilian manager and defender *Wilson (footballer, born 1984), full name Wilson Rodr ...

(2011-2015), appointed Bishop of Taubaté, São Paulo * Luis Gonzaga Féchio (2011-2016), appointed Bishop of Amparo, São Paulo * João Justino de Medeiros Silva (2011-2017), appointed Coadjutor Archbishop of Montes Claros, Minas Gerais *

Edson José Oriolo dos Santos Edson may refer to: Places Canada * Edson, Alberta United States * Edson, Kansas, an unincorporated community * Edson, South Dakota, a ghost town * Edson, Wisconsin, a town ** Edson (community), Wisconsin, an unincorporated community People ...

(2015-2019), appointed Bishop of Leopoldina, Minas Gerais * Geovane Luís da Silva (2016- * Otacilio Francisco Ferreira de Lacerda (2016-2019), appointed Bishop of Guanhães, Minas Gerais * Vicente de Paula Ferreira, C.SS.R. (2017- * Nivaldo dos Santos Ferreira (2020- * Júlio César Gomes Moreira (2020-

Other priests of this diocese who became bishops

* Alexandre Gonçalves do Amaral, appointed Bishop of Uberaba in 1939 *

Alberto Taveira Corrêa Alberto Taveira Corrêa (born 26 May 1950) is a Brazilian prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as auxiliary bishop of Brasília from 1991 till 1996, when he became archbishop of Palmas. In 2009 he became archbishop of Belém do Par� ...

, appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Brasília, Distrito Federal in 1991

Suffragan dioceses

* Diocese of Divinópolis * Diocese of Luz * Diocese of Oliveira * Diocese of Sete Lagoas

References

Sources

GCatholic.org

Diocese website
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