Diocese of Araçuaí

Dioecesis Arassuahyensis

Diocese de Araçuaí
Location
Country Brazil
Ecclesiastical provinceDiamantina
MetropolitanDiamantina
Statistics
Area23,526 km2 (9,083 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics		(as of 2012)
420,000
280,000 (66.7%)
Information
RiteLatin Rite
Established25 August 1913 (110 years ago)
CathedralCathedral of St Joseph in Araçuaí
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopEsmeraldo Barreto de Farias
Metropolitan ArchbishopDarci José Nicioli
Bishops emeritusMarcello Romano
Website
www.diocesedearacuai.com.br
Diocese of Araçuaí.
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Araçuaí (Latin: Dioecesis Arassuahyensis) is a diocese located in the city of Araçuaí in the Ecclesiastical province of Diamantina in Brazil.[1]

According to biographical information contained in the Vatican Press Office's News.va and Vatican Information Service's (VIS) daily bulletins (in the section regarding episcopal appointments) for Wednesday, June 13, 2012, Pope Benedict XVI appointed the Reverend Father Marcello Romano, a member of the clergy of, and at the time the Diocesan Administrator of, the Roman Catholic Diocese of Guanhaes, as the ninth Bishop of Araçuaí. For more information on the then Bishop-elect of this Diocese, please see the two news releases.[2][3]

History

  • August 25, 1913: Established as Diocese of Araçuaí from the Diocese of Diamantina

Bishops

  • Bishops of Araçuaí (Latin Rite)
    • Serafim Gomes Jardim da Silva (1914.03.12 – 1934.05.26), appointed Archbishop of Diamantina, Minas Gerais
    • José de Haas, O.F.M. (1937.03.20 – 1956.08.01)
    • José Maria Pires (1957.05.25 – 1965.12.02), appointed Archbishop of Paraíba
    • Altivo Pacheco Ribeiro (1966.06.27 – 1973.11.10)
    • Silvestre Luís Scandián, S.V.D. (1975.01.04 – 1981.08.18), appointed Coadjutor Archbishop of Vitória, Espirito Santo
    • Crescênzio Rinaldini (1982.05.10 – 2001.08.08)
    • Dario Campos, O.F.M. (2001.08.08 – 2004.06.23), appointed Bishop of Leopoldina, Minas Gerais; future Archbishop
    • Severino Clasen, O.F.M. (2005.05.11 – 2011.07.06), appointed Bishop of Caçador, Santa Catarina
    • Marcello Romano (2012.06.13 - 2020.03.25)

Coadjutor bishop

  • Dario Campos, O.F.M. (2000-2001)

References

  1. ↑ "CNBB Leste 2". CNNB Leste 2. Retrieved 2023-02-19.
  2. ↑ "News from the Vatican - News about the Church - Vatican News".
  3. ↑ "Web Translator".

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