Continent: South America
Rite: Roman (Latin)
Type: Diocese ![]()
Name: Divinópolis / Divinopolitan(us) (Latin)
Ecclesiastical Province: Belo Horizonte
Neighbouring Dioceses: Luz (↖), Sete Lagoas (↗), Belo Horizonte (→), Oliveira (↓)
Depends on: Dicastery for Bishops
Patron Saint: Nossa Senhora da Conceição (December 8)
Liturgical Calendar (National) 📅
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Bishop of Divinópolis (Brazil)
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Metropolitan Archbishop of Montes Claros (Brazil)
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Bishop of Duque de Caxias (Brazil)
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Bishop José Belvino do Nascimento
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Bishop José Costa Campos
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Bishop Cristiano Portela de Araújo Pena
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Area: 8,824 km²
Population: 724,000 Catholics (85.3% of 849,000 total)
Pastoral Centres: 54 parishes
Personnel: 116 priests (94 diocesan, 22 religious), 109 religious (27 brothers, 82 sisters), 15 seminarians
Last updated on 2026.03.30
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