roman, catholic, diocese, almenara, latin, dioecesis, almenarensis, diocese, located, city, almenara, minas, gerais, ecclesiastical, province, diamantina, brazil, diocese, almenaradioecesis, almenarensisdiocese, almenaracoat, armslocationcountry, brazilecclesi. The Roman Catholic Diocese of Almenara Latin Dioecesis Almenarensis is a diocese located in the city of Almenara Minas Gerais in the ecclesiastical province of Diamantina in Brazil 1 Diocese of AlmenaraDioecesis AlmenarensisDiocese de AlmenaraCoat of armsLocationCountry BrazilEcclesiastical provinceDiamantinaMetropolitanDiamantinaStatisticsArea15 738 km2 6 076 sq mi Population Total Catholics as of 2004 192 800147 300 76 4 InformationRiteLatin RiteEstablished28 March 1981 43 years ago CathedralCathedral of St John the Baptist in AlmenaraCurrent leadershipPopeFrancisBishopJose Carlos Brandao CabralMetropolitan ArchbishopDarci Jose NicioliBishops emeritusHugo Maria Van Steekelenburg Bishop EmeritusMap of the diocese File Regional CNBB Leste 2 pngHistory editMarch 28 1981 Established as Diocese of Almenara from the Diocese of Aracuai and Diocese of Teofilo OtoniLeadership editBishops of Almenara Latin Rite Jose Geraldo Oliveira do Valle C S S 10 May 1982 31 Aug 1988 appointed Coadjutor Bishop of Guaxupe Minas Gerais Diogo Johannes Antonius Reesink O F M 2 Aug 1989 25 Mar 1998 appointed Bishop of Teofilo Otoni Minas Gerais Hugo Maria van Steekelenburg O F M 23 Jun 1999 19 Jun 2013 Bishop Jose Carlos Brandao Cabral 15 Sep 2013 present References edit CNBB Leste 2 CNNB Leste 2 Retrieved 2023 02 19 GCatholic org Catholic Hierarchy16 10 59 S 40 41 41 W 16 1831 S 40 6948 W 16 1831 40 6948 nbsp This article on a Roman Catholic diocese in Brazil is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Roman Catholic Diocese of Almenara amp oldid 1197763961, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
