Continent: South America
Rite: Roman (Latin)
Type: Diocese
Name: Almenara / Almenaren(sis) (Latin)
Ecclesiastical Province: Diamantina
Depends on: Dicastery for Bishops
Patron Saint: Saint John the Baptist (June 24)
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Bishop (2023.04.12 – ...): | Bishop José Hamilton de Castro (63) |
Bishops of Almenara (Roman Rite) | ||||||||||
Bishop José Hamilton de Castro (63) Bishop of Almenara (Brazil)
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Bishop José Carlos Brandão Cabral (61) Bishop emeritus of São João da Boa Vista (Brazil)
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Bishop Hugo María van Steekelenburg, O.F.M. (87) Bishop emeritus of Almenara (Brazil)
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Bishop Diogo Johannes Antonius Reesink, O.F.M.
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Bishop José Geraldo Oliveira do Valle, C.S.S. (94) Bishop emeritus of Guaxupé (Brazil)
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Area: 15,618 km²
Population: 143,224 Catholics (81.0% of 176,808 total)
Pastoral Centres: 19 parishes, 2 missions
Personnel: 23 priests (11 diocesan, 12 religious), 24 religious (15 brothers, 9 sisters), 5 seminarians
Last updated on 2024.10.29
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