Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Pouso Alegre

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

Archdiocese of Pouso Alegre Archidioecesis Pouso Alegre
Coat of arms
Location
Country	Brazil
Statistics
Area	12,620 km2 (4,870 sq mi)
Population Total Catholics	(as of 2004) 730,918 660,580 (90.4%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Established	4 August 1900 (125 years ago)
Cathedral	Good Jesus Cathedral, Pouso Alegre
Current leadership
Pope	Leo XIV
Metropolitan Archbishop	José Luiz Majella Delgado
Website
arquidiocesepa.org.br

Regional CNBB Leste 2.

Map of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Pouso Alegre.

History

On 4 August 1900, Pope Leo XIII established the Diocese of Pouso Alegre from the Diocese of Mariana. Blessed John XXIII elevated the diocese to the a Metropolitan Archdiocese on 14 April 1962.^[2][3]

Special churches

• Minor Basilicas:
  • Basilica de Nossa Senhora do Carmo, Borda da Mata, Minas Gerais^[3]

Bishops

Ordinaries, in reverse chronological order

• Archbishops of Pouso Alegre (Roman rite), below
  • Archbishop José Luiz Majella Delgado (2014.05.28 – present)
  • Archbishop Ricardo Pedro Chaves Pinto Filho, O. Praem. (1996.10.16 – 2014.05.28)
  • Archbishop João Bergese (1991.05.05 – 1996.03.21)
  • Archbishop José d’Angelo Neto (1962.04.14 – 1990.05.31), below
• Bishops of Pouso Alegre (Roman Rite)
  • Bishop José d’Angelo Neto (later Archbishop) (1960.03.12 – 1962.04.14)
  • Bishop Octávio Augusto Chagas de Miranda (1916.02.14 – 1959.10.29)
  • Bishop Antônio Augusto de Assis (1909.11.29 – 1916.02.07), appointed Bishop of Guaxupé, Minas Gerais; future Archbishop
  • Bishop João Batista Corrêa Nery (1901.05.18 – 1908.08.03), appointed Bishop of Campinas

Coadjutor bishop

• Oscar de Oliveira (1954-1959), did not succeed to see; appointed Coadjutor Archbishop of Mariana, Minas Gerais

Auxiliary bishops

• Antônio Augusto de Assis (1907-1909), appointed Bishop here
• João Bosco Oliver de Faria (1987-1992), appointed Bishop of Patos de Minas, Minas Gerais
• José Francisco Rezende Dias (2001-2005), appointed Bishop of Duque de Caxias, Rio de Janeiro

Other priests of this diocese who became bishops

• Antônio Carlos Félix, appointed Bishop of Luz, Minas Gerais in 2003
• Marco Aurélio Gubiotti, appointed Bishop of Itabira-Fabriciano, Minas Gerais in 2013
• Edson José Oriolo dos Santos, appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais in 2015

Suffragan dioceses

• Diocese of Campanha
• Diocese of Guaxupé