Diocese of Paracatu, Brazil 🇧🇷 (original) (raw)
Celebrations
History
- 1929.03.01: Established as Territorial Prelature of Paracatu / Paracatuen(sis) (Latin) (from Diocese of Montes Claros and Diocese of Uberaba and became suffragan of Diamantina)
- 1957.06.15: Lost territory to establish Diocese of Januária
- 1962.04.14: Promoted as Diocese of Paracatu / Paracatuen(sis) (Latin)
- 1964.01.20: Gained territory from Diocese of Januária
- 1966.10.11: Became suffragan of BrasÃlia
- 2001.04.25: Became suffragan of Montes Claros
Present Prelates
Ordinaries
| Bishops of Paracatu (Roman Rite) |
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 Bishop Jorge Alves Bezerra, S.S.S. (69) (2012.11.07 – ...)Bishop of Paracatu (Brazil)Totus DeiBorn:1955.04.23 (São João de Meriti, RJ, Brazil)Ordained Priest:1985.08.10Consecrated Bishop:2008.08.10Bishop of Jardim (Brazil) (2008.05.21 – 2012.11.07)Bishop of Paracatu (Brazil) (2012.11.07 – ...) |
 Bishop Leonardo de Miranda Pereira (88) (1986.05.06 – 2012.11.07)Bishop emeritus of Paracatu (Brazil)In viam pacisBorn:1936.05.31 (Diamantina, MG, Brazil)Ordained Priest:1959.12.08Consecrated Bishop:1986.08.09Priest of Diamantina (Brazil) (1959.12.08 – 1986.05.06)Bishop of Paracatu (Brazil) (1986.05.06 – 2012.11.07) |
 Bishop José Cardoso Sobrinho, O. Carm. (91) (later Archbishop) (1979.03.29 – 1985.04.02)Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Olinda e Recife (Brazil)In obsequio Jesu ChristiBorn:1933.06.30 (Caruaru, PE, Brazil)Ordained Priest:1957.04.28Consecrated Bishop:1979.05.27Bishop of Paracatu (Brazil) (1979.03.29 – 1985.04.02)Metropolitan Archbishop of Olinda e Recife (Brazil) (1985.04.02 – 2009.07.01) |
| Bishop Raimundo LuÃ, O. Carm. (1962.06.11 – 1977.07.20)Fiat voluntas tuaBorn:1912.07.22 (Brazil)Ordained Priest:1939.12.08Consecrated Bishop:1962.07.29Died:1994.08.10 (†82)Bishop of Paracatu (Brazil) (1962.06.11 – 1977.07.20) |
| Prelates of Paracatu (Roman Rite) |
| Bishop Eliseu van der Weijer, O. Carm. (1940.05.25 – 1962.04.14)Born:1880.12.29 (Netherlands)Ordained Priest:1905.06.17Consecrated Bishop:1940.10.27Died:1966.01.25 (†85)Apostolic Administrator of Paracatu (Brazil) (1929 – 1940.05.25)Bishop-Prelate of Paracatu (Brazil) (1940.05.25 – 1962.04.14)Titular Bishop of Gor (1940.05.25 – 1966.01.25) |
| Fr. Eliseu van der Weijer, O. Carm. (later Bishop) (Apostolic Administrator 1929 – 1940.05.25) |
Statistics (2022.12.31)
Area: 54,387 km²
Population: 219,000 Catholics (63.5% of 344,941 total)
Pastoral Centres: 32 parishes, 600 missions
Personnel: 51 priests (46 diocesan, 5 religious), 25 deacons, 11 religious (5 brothers, 6 sisters), 12 seminarians