Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Diamantina

Archdiocese of Diamantina Archidioecesis Adamantinus Arquidiocese de Diamantina
St. Anthony's Cathedral, Diamantina
Location
Country	Brazil
Ecclesiastical province	Diamantina
Statistics
Area	45,171 km2 (17,441 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2006) 488,000 431,748 (88.5%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Established	6 June 1854 (170 years ago)
Cathedral	Cathedral of Saint Anthony in Diamantina
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Metropolitan Archbishop	João Bosco Oliver de Faria
Website
Website of the Archdiocese

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Diamantina (Latin: Archidioecesis Adamantinus) is an archdiocese located in the city of in Brazil.

History

• June 6, 1854: Established as Diocese of Diamantina from the Diocese of Mariana
• June 28, 1917: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Diamantina

Special churches

• Minor Basilicas:
  • Basílica Sagrado Coração de Jesus, Diamantina
  • Basílica São Geraldo Majela, Curvelo

Leadership

• Archbishops of Diamantina (Roman rite)
  • Archbishop João Bosco Oliver de Faria (2007.05.30 – present)
  • Archbishop Paulo Lopes de Faria (1997.05.14 – 2007.05.30)
  • Archbishop Geraldo Majela Reis (1981.02.03 – 1997.05.14)
  • Archbishop Geraldo de Proença Sigaud, S.V.D. (1960.12.20 – 1980.09.10)
  • Archbishop José Newton de Almeida Baptista (1954.01.05 – 1960.03.12)
  • Archbishop Serafim Gomes Jardim da Silva (1934.05.26 – 1953.10.28)
  • Archbishop Joaquim Silvério de Souza (1917.06.28 – 1933.08.30)
• Bishops of Diamantina (Roman Rite)
  • Bishop Joaquim Silvério de Souza (later Archbishop) (1910.01.25 – 1917.06.28)
  • Bishop Joaquim Silvério de Souza (later Archbishop) (1905.05.05 – 1909.01.29)
  • Bishop João Antônio dos Santos (1863.09.28 – 1905.05.17)

Suffragan dioceses

• Diocese of Almenara
• Diocese of Araçuaí
• Diocese of Guanhães
• Diocese of Teófilo Otoni

Source

• GCatholic.org
• Catholic Hierarchy
• Archdiocese website (Portuguese)