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 (101 years ago)
Cathedral	Catedral Metropolitana Santo Antônio
Current leadership
Pope	Leo XIV
Archbishop	Gil Antônio Moreira
Website
www.arquidiocesejuizdefora.org.br

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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