Metropolitan Archdiocese of Juiz de Fora, Brazil 🇧🇷

Continent: South America

Rite: Roman (Latin)

Type: Metropolitan Archdiocese Metr. Archdiocese

Name: Juiz de Fora / Iudiciforen(sis) (Latin)

Suffragan Sees: Leopoldina, São João del Rei

Depends on: Dicastery for Bishops

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Celebrations

Patron Saint: Santo António de Lisboa (June 13)

Cathedral Dedication Anniversary: June 12 (1988)

Liturgical Calendar (National) 📅

History

1924.02.01: Established as Diocese of Juiz de Fora / Iudiciforen(sis) (Latin) (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Mariana and became suffragan of Mariana)
1942.03.08: Lost territory to establish Diocese of Leopoldina
1960.05.21: Lost territory to establish Diocese of São João del Rei
1962.04.14: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Juiz de Fora / Iudiciforen(sis) (Latin) (with suffragan sees Leopoldina and São João del Rei)

Present Prelates

Metropolitan Archbishop (2026.01.08 – ...):

Archbishop Marco Aurélio Gubiotti (62)

Ordinaries

Metropolitan Archbishops of Juiz de Fora (Roman Rite)

Archbishop Marco Aurélio Gubiotti (62)
(2026.01.08 – ...)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Juiz de Fora (Brazil)

Pela graça de Deus

Born:	1963.10.21 (Ouro Fino, MG, Brazil)
Ordained Priest:	1989.12.14
Consecrated Bishop:	2013.05.26

Priest of Pouso Alegre (Brazil) (1989.12.14 – 2013.02.21)

Bishop of Itabira–Fabriciano (Brazil) (2013.02.21 – 2026.01.08)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Juiz de Fora (Brazil) (2026.01.08 – ...)

Archbishop Gil Antônio Moreira (75)
(2009.01.28 – 2026.01.08)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Juiz de Fora (Brazil)

Scis amo te

Born:	1950.10.09 (Itapecerica, MG, Brazil)
Ordained Priest:	1976.12.18
Consecrated Bishop:	1999.10.16

Priest of Divinópolis (Brazil) (1976.12.18 – 1999.07.14)

Titular Bishop of Turris in Mauretania (1999.07.14 – 2004.01.07)

Auxiliary Bishop of São Paulo (Brazil) (1999.07.14 – 2004.01.07)

Bishop of Jundiaí (Brazil) (2004.01.07 – 2009.01.28)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Juiz de Fora (Brazil) (2009.01.28 – 2026.01.08)

Archbishop Eurico dos Santos Veloso
(2001.11.28 – 2009.01.28)

In gentibus evangelizare

Born:	1933.04.13 (Juiz de Fora, MG, Brazil)
Ordained Priest:	1962.09.22
Consecrated Bishop:	1987.07.05
Died:	2023.09.30 (Juiz de Fora, MG, Brazil † 90)

Priest of Juiz de Fora (Brazil) (1962.09.22 – 1987.03.12)

Titular Bishop of Selia (1987.03.12 – 1991.05.22)

Auxiliary Bishop of Juiz de Fora (Brazil) (1987.03.12 – 1991.05.22)

Coadjutor Bishop of Luz (Brazil) (1991.05.22 – 1994.05.18)

Bishop of Luz (Brazil) (1994.05.18 – 2001.11.28)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Juiz de Fora (Brazil) (2001.11.28 – 2009.01.28)

Archbishop Clóvis Frainer, O.F.M. Cap.
(1991.05.22 – 2001.11.28)

Evangelizare misit me

Born:	1931.03.23 (Veranópolis, RS, Brazil)
Ordained Priest:	1955.03.27
Consecrated Bishop:	1978.04.09
Died:	2017.04.04 (Caxias do Sul, RS, Brazil † 86)

Bishop-Prelate of Coxim (Brazil) (1978.01.03 – 1985.01.05)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Manaus (Brazil) (1985.01.05 – 1991.05.22)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Juiz de Fora (Brazil) (1991.05.22 – 2001.11.28)

Archbishop Juvenal Roriz, C.SS.R.
(1978.05.05 – 1990.02.07)

Born:	1920.10.12 (Goias, GO, Brazil)
Ordained Priest:	1946.07.28
Consecrated Bishop:	1967.10.11
Died:	1994.12.13 († 74)

Bishop-Prelate of Rubiataba (Brazil) (1966.10.27 – 1978.05.05)

Titular Bishop of Lemellefa (1967.08.15 – 1978.05.05)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Juiz de Fora (Brazil) (1978.05.05 – 1990.02.07)

Archbishop Geraldo María de Morais Penido
(1962.04.14 – 1977.12.01)

Born:	1918.09.06 (Rio Manso de Bonfim, MG, Brazil)
Ordained Priest:	1942.04.04
Consecrated Bishop:	1956.05.11
Died:	2002.11.15 (Aparecida, SP, Brazil † 84)

Auxiliary Bishop of Belo Horizonte (Brazil) (1956.03.10 – 1957.11.30)

Titular Bishop of Avissa (1956.03.10 – 1958.06.09)

Coadjutor Bishop of Juiz de Fora (Brazil) (1957.11.30 – 1958.06.09)

Bishop of Juiz de Fora (Brazil) (1958.06.09 – 1962.04.14)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Juiz de Fora (Brazil) (1962.04.14 – 1977.12.01)

Coadjutor Archbishop of Aparecida (Brazil) (1977.12.01 – 1982.09.18)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Aparecida (Brazil) (1982.09.18 – 1995.07.12)

Bishops of Juiz de Fora (Roman Rite)

Bishop Geraldo María de Morais Penido (later Archbishop)
(1958.06.09 – 1962.04.14)

(see above)

Bishop Justino José de Sant’Ana
(1924.07.04 – 1958.06.09)

Born:	1878.12.12 (Aramarí, BA, Brazil)
Ordained Priest:	1904.11.01
Consecrated Bishop:	1925.01.20
Died:	1958.06.09 († 79)

Bishop of Juiz de Fora (Brazil) (1924.07.04 – 1958.06.09)

Former Prelates

Coadjutor Bishop: Bishop Geraldo María de Morais Penido (later Archbishop) (1957.11.30 – 1958.06.09)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Paulo Francisco Machado (73) (2004.05.12 – 2008.01.02)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Eurico dos Santos Veloso (later Archbishop) (1987.03.12 – 1991.05.22)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Altivo Pacheco Ribeiro (1973.11.10 – 1987.06.13)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Othon Motta (1953.03.10 – 1955)

Special Churches

Cathedral: Catedral Metropolitana Santo Antônio, Juiz de Fora, Minas Gerais
Minor Basilica: Santuário Basílica Bom Jesus do Livramento, Liberdade, Minas Gerais
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Churches by City (104)

Valença (↙), Barra do Piraí–Volta Redonda (↙), Campanha (←), São João del Rei (↖), Mariana (↑), Leopoldina (→), Nova Friburgo (↘), Petrópolis (↓)

Statistics (2022.12.31)

Area: 12,000 km²

Population: 641,000 Catholics (77.0% of 832,000 total)

Pastoral Centres: 91 parishes, 750 missions

Personnel: 159 priests (119 diocesan, 40 religious), 48 deacons, 163 religious (78 brothers, 85 sisters), 177 seminarians