Roman Catholic Diocese of Itabira–Fabriciano
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Itabira–Fabriciano is a diocese
located in the cities of Itabira
and Coronel Fabriciano
in the Ecclesiastical province
of Mariana
in Brazil.
Diocese
A diocese is the district or see under the supervision of a bishop. It is divided into parishes.An archdiocese is more significant than a diocese. An archdiocese is presided over by an archbishop whose see may have or had importance due to size or historical significance...
located in the cities of Itabira
Itabira
Itabira is a Brazilian municipal district and one of the main cities of the state of Minas Gerais. The city belongs to the mesoregion Metropolitana de Belo Horizonte and to the microregion of Itabira....
and Coronel Fabriciano
Coronel Fabriciano
Coronel Fabriciano is a Brazilian city of the Vale do Aço metropolitan area in the State of Minas Gerais....
in the Ecclesiastical province
Ecclesiastical Province
An ecclesiastical province is a large jurisdiction of religious government, so named by analogy with a secular province, existing in certain hierarchical Christian churches, especially in the Catholic Church and Orthodox Churches and in the Anglican Communion...
of Mariana
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Mariana
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Mariana is an archdiocese located in the city of Mariana in Brazil.-History:* December 6, 1745: Established as Diocese of Mariana from the Diocese of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro...
in Brazil.
History
- June 14, 1965: Established as Diocese of Itabira from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Diamantina and Metropolitan Archdiocese of Mariana
- June 1, 1979: Renamed as Diocese of Itabira – Fabriciano
Leadership
- BishopBishopA bishop is an ordained or consecrated member of the Christian clergy who is generally entrusted with a position of authority and oversight. Within the Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox Churches, in the Assyrian Church of the East, in the Independent Catholic Churches, and in the...
s of Itabira–Fabriciano (Roman rite)- Bishop Odilon Guimarães Moreira (2003.01.22 – present)
- Bishop Lélis Lara, C.SS.R. (1996.05.15 – 2003.01.22)
- Bishop Mário Teixeira Gurgel, S.D.S. (1979.06.01 – 1996.05.15)
- Bishops of Itabira (Roman Rite)
- Bishop Mário Teixeira Gurgel, S.D.S. (1971.04.26 – 1979.06.01)
- Bishop Marcos Antônio Noronha (1965.07.07 – 1970.11.07)