Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Pouso Alegre

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Pouso Alegre () is an archdiocese located in the city of Pouso Alegre in Brazil.

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.

Special churches

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

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

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