Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Uberaba

Catholic ecclesiastical territory

Archdiocese of Uberaba

Archidioecesis Uberabensis

Location
Country| Brazil
Ecclesiastical province| Uberaba
Coordinates| 19°45′03″S 47°56′14″W﻿ / ﻿19.7509°S 47.9372°W﻿ / -19.7509; -47.9372
Statistics
Area| 27,228 km2 (10,513 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics| (as of 2004)
693,185
444,081 (64.1%)
Information
Rite| Latin Rite
Established| 29 September 1907 (116 years ago)
Cathedral| Catedral Metropolitana Sagrado Coração de Jesus
Current leadership
Pope| Francis
Archbishop| Paulo Mendes Peixoto
Map
Website
www.arquidiocesedeuberaba.org.br
Ecclesiastical Province of Uberaba. Regional CNBB Leste 2.

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Uberaba (Latin: Archidioecesis Uberabensis) is an archdiocese located in the city of Uberaba in Brazil.[1]

## History

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* 29 September 1907: Established as Diocese of Uberaba from the Diocese of Goiás
* 14 April 1962: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Uberaba

## Bishops

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### Ordinaries, in reverse chronological order

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* Archbishops of Uberaba (Roman rite), below
* Archbishop Paulo Mendes Peixoto, (2014.03.07)
* Archbishop Aloísio Roque Oppermann, S.C.J. (1996.02.28 – 2012.03.07)
* Archbishop Benedito de Ulhôa Vieira (1978.07.14 – 1996.02.28)
* Archbishop Alexandre Gonçalves do Amaral (1962.04.14 – 1978.07.14)
* Bishops of Uberaba (Roman Rite), below
* Bishop Alexandre Gonçalves do Amaral (later Archbishop) (1939.08.05 – 1962.04.14)
* Bishop Antonio Colturato, O.F.M. Cap. (1929.08.02 – 1938.04.12), appointed Bishop of Botucatu
* Bishop Antônio de Almeida Lustosa, S.D.B. (1924.07.04 – 1928.12.17), appointed Bishop of Corumbá, Mato Grosso do Sul; future Archbishop
* Bishop José Tupinambá da Frota (1923.04.06 – 1924.03.10), appointed Bishop of Sobral, Ceara
* Bishop Eduardo Duarte e Silva (1907.11.06 – 1923.05.14), appointed titular Archbishop upon resignation

### Coadjutor archbishop

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* José Pedro de Araújo Costa (1968-1978), did not succeed to see

### Other priests of this diocese who became bishops

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* Almir Marques Ferreira, appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Sorocaba in 1957
* Antônio Braz Benevente, appointed Bishop of Jacarezinho, Parana in 2010

## Suffragan dioceses

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* Diocese of Ituiutaba
* Diocese of Patos de Minas
* Diocese of Uberlândia

## References

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1. ^ "CNBB Leste 2". CNNB Leste 2. Retrieved 2023-02-19.

## Sources

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* GCatholic.org
* Catholic Hierarchy
* website (Portuguese)

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