Diocese of Janaúba, Brazil

Continent: South America

Rite: Roman (Latin)

Type: Diocese Diocese

Name: Janaúba / Ianauben(us) (Latin)

Ecclesiastical Province: Montes Claros

Depends on: Dicastery for Bishops

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Celebrations

Liturgical Calendar (National) 📅

History

2000.07.05: Established as Diocese of Janaúba / Ianauben(us) (Latin) (from Diocese of Januária and Diocese of Montes Claros and became suffragan of Diamantina)
2001.04.25: Became suffragan of Montes Claros

Present Prelates

Bishop (2019.06.12 – ...):

Bishop Roberto José da Silva (59)

Ordinaries

Bishops of Janaúba (Roman Rite)

Bishop Roberto José da Silva (59)
(2019.06.12 – ...)

Bishop of Janaúba (Brazil)

Reconheceram-no ao partir o pão

Born:	1965.03.18 (Santos Dumont, MG, Brazil)
Ordained Priest:	1994.12.04
Consecrated Bishop:	2019.08.17

Priest of Juiz de Fora (Brazil) (1994.12.04 – 2019.06.12)

Bishop of Janaúba (Brazil) (2019.06.12 – ...)

Bishop Guerrino Riccardo Brusati
(2015.05.27 – 2019.06.12)

Cantarei para sempre a misericórdia do Senhor

Born:	1945.04.11 (Bellinzago Novarese, Italy)
Ordained Priest:	1973.06.23
Consecrated Bishop:	2003.02.08
Died:	2023.05.14 (Novara, Italy † 78)

Priest of Novara (Italy) (1973.06.23 – 2002.11.13)

Bishop of Caetité (Brazil) (2002.11.13 – 2015.05.27)

Bishop of Janaúba (Brazil) (2015.05.27 – 2019.06.12)

Bishop José Ronaldo Ribeiro (67)
(2007.06.06 – 2014.09.24)

Bishop emeritus of Formosa (Brazil)

In corde legem Meam

Born:	1957.02.28 (Uberaba, MG, Brazil)
Ordained Priest:	1985.05.05
Consecrated Bishop:	2007.07.25

Priest of Brasília (Brazil) (1985.05.05 – 2007.06.06)

Bishop of Janaúba (Brazil) (2007.06.06 – 2014.09.24)

Bishop of Formosa (Brazil) (2014.09.24 – 2018.09.12)

Bishop José Mauro Pereira Bastos, C.P.
(2000.07.05 – 2006.04.19)

Per crucem ad lucem

Born:	1955.09.12 (Brazil)
Ordained Priest:	1984.07.07
Consecrated Bishop:	2000.09.17
Died:	2006.09.14 († 51)

Bishop of Janaúba (Brazil) (2000.07.05 – 2006.04.19)

Bishop of Guaxupé (Brazil) (2006.04.19 – 2006.09.14)

Special Churches

Cathedral: Catedral Sagrado Coração de Jesus, Janaúba, Minas Gerais

Churches by City (32)

Januária (←), Caetité (↑), Vitória da Conquista (→), Almenara (→), Montes Claros (↓)

Statistics (2022.12.31)

Area: 29,296 km²

Population: 357,000 Catholics (94.6% of 377,298 total)

Pastoral Centres: 33 parishes, 440 missions

Personnel: 48 priests (45 diocesan, 3 religious), 2 deacons, 24 religious (4 brothers, 20 sisters), 39 seminarians

Diocese of

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