Archdiocese of Montes Claros, Brazil 🇧🇷 (original) (raw)

1910.12.10: Established as Diocese of Montes Claros / Montisclaren(sis) (Latin) (from Diocese of Diamantina and became suffragan of Mariana)
1914.04.02: Gained territory from Diocese of Uberaba
1917.06.28: Became suffragan of Diamantina
1929.03.01: Lost territory to establish Territorial Prelature of Paracatu
1957.06.15: Lost territory to establish Diocese of Januária
2000.07.05: Lost territory to establish Diocese of Janaúba
2001.04.25: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Montes Claros / Montisclaren(sis) (Latin) (with suffragan sees Janaúba, Januária and Paracatu)

Area: 45,521 km²

Population: 698,000 Catholics (78.9% of 885,000 total)

Pastoral Centres: 68 parishes

Personnel: 129 priests (93 diocesan, 36 religious), 42 deacons, 120 religious (41 brothers, 79 sisters), 25 seminarians