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Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Uberaba

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Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Uberaba
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The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Uberaba (Latin: Archidioecesis Uberabensis) is an archdiocese located in the city of Uberaba in Brazil.[1]

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Ecclesiastical Province of Uberaba.
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Regional CNBB Leste 2.
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History

  • 29 September 1907: Established as Diocese of Uberaba from the Diocese of Goiás
  • 14 April 1962: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Uberaba

Bishops

Ordinaries, in reverse chronological order

  • Archbishops of Uberaba (Roman rite), below
  • Bishops of Uberaba (Roman Rite), below
    • Bishop Alexandre Gonçalves do Amaral (later Archbishop) (1939.08.05 – 1962.04.14)
    • Bishop Antonio Colturato, O.F.M. Cap. (1929.08.02 – 1938.04.12), appointed Bishop of Botucatu
    • Bishop Antônio de Almeida Lustosa, S.D.B. (1924.07.04 – 1928.12.17), appointed Bishop of Corumbá, Mato Grosso do Sul; future Archbishop
    • Bishop José Tupinambá da Frota (1923.04.06 – 1924.03.10), appointed Bishop of Sobral, Ceara
    • Bishop Eduardo Duarte e Silva (1907.11.06 – 1923.05.14), appointed titular Archbishop upon resignation

Coadjutor archbishop

  • José Pedro de Araújo Costa (1968-1978), did not succeed to see

Other priests of this diocese who became bishops

  • Almir Marques Ferreira, appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Sorocaba in 1957
  • Antônio Braz Benevente, appointed Bishop of Jacarezinho, Parana in 2010
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Suffragan dioceses

References

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