Continent: South America
Rite: Roman (Latin)
Type: Metropolitan Archdiocese
Name: Juiz de Fora / Iudiciforen(sis) (Latin)
Suffragan Sees: Leopoldina, São João del Rei
Depends on: Dicastery for Bishops
Patron Saint: Santo António de Lisboa (June 13)
Cathedral Dedication Anniversary: June 12 (1988)
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Metropolitan Archbishop (2009.01.28 – ...): | Archbishop Gil Antônio Moreira (74) |
Metropolitan Archbishops of Juiz de Fora (Roman Rite) | ||||||||||
Archbishop Gil Antônio Moreira (74) Metropolitan Archbishop of Juiz de Fora (Brazil)
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Archbishop Eurico dos Santos Veloso
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Archbishop Clóvis Frainer, O.F.M. Cap.
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Archbishop Juvenal Roriz, C.SS.R.
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Archbishop Geraldo María de Morais Penido
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Bishops of Juiz de Fora (Roman Rite) | ||||||||||
Bishop Geraldo María de Morais Penido (later Archbishop) (see above) | ||||||||||
Bishop Justino José de Sant’Ana
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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
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