Roman Catholic Diocese of Uberlândia
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Uberlândia is a diocese
located in the city of Uberlândia
in the Ecclesiastical province
of Uberaba
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 city of Uberlândia
Uberlândia
Uberlândia is the main town in the Triangle region, west of the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil. With a population of 604,013 inhabitants, according to 2010 estimates, the city is the second largest in the state second only to Belo Horizonte...
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 Uberaba
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Uberaba
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Uberaba is an archdiocese located in the city of Uberaba in Brazil.-History:* September 29, 1907: Established as Diocese of Uberaba from the Diocese of Goiás* April 14, 1962: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Uberaba...
in Brazil.
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 Uberlândia (Roman rite)- Bishop Paulo Francisco Machado (2008.01.02 – present)
- Bishop José Alberto Moura, C.S.S. (later Archbishop) (1992.12.23 – 2007.02.07)
- Bishop Estêvão Cardoso de AvellarEstêvão Cardoso de AvellarEstêvão Cardoso de Avellar was a Brazilian bishop of the Roman Catholic Church.Cardoso de Avella was born in Três Corações, Brazil, and was ordained a priest on October 6, 1946...
, O.P. (1978.03.20 – 1992.12.23) - Bishop Almir Marques Ferreira (1961.08.19 – 1977.12.01)