Roman Catholic Diocese of Araçuaí

Diocese of Araçuaí
Dioecesis Arassuahyensis
Diocese de Araçuaí
Location
Country Brazil
Ecclesiastical province Diamantina
Metropolitan Diamantina
Statistics
Area 23,526 km2 (9,083 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics		 (as of 2012)
420,000
280,000 (66.7%)
Information
Rite Latin Rite
Established 25 August 1913 (103 years ago)
Cathedral Cathedral of St Joseph in Araçuaí
Current leadership
Pope Francis
Bishop Marcello Romano
Metropolitan Archbishop Darci José Nicioli
Website
www.diocesedearacuai.com.br

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Araçuaí (Latin: Dioecesis Arassuahyensis) is a diocese located in the city of Araçuaí in the Ecclesiastical province of Diamantina in Brazil.

According to biographical information contained in the Vatican Press Office's News.va and Vatican Information Service's (VIS) daily bulletins (in the section regarding episcopal appointments) for Wednesday, June 13, 2012, Pope Benedict XVI appointed the Reverend Father Marcello Romano, a member of the clergy of, and currently the Diocesan Administrator of, the Roman Catholic Diocese of Guanhaes, in Guanhaes, Brazil, as the ninth Bishop of Araçuaí. For more information on the Bishop-elect or the Diocese, please see the two news releases.[1][2]

History

Leadership

References

  1. ↑ http://www.news.va/en/news/other-pontifical-acts-184
  2. ↑ http://www.microsofttranslator.com/BV.aspx?ref=IE8Activity&a=http%3A%2F%2Fpress.catholica.va%2Fnews_services%2Fbulletin%2Fnews%2F29346.php%3Findex%3D29346%26lang%3Den

Coordinates: 16°51′00″S 42°04′12″W / 16.8500°S 42.0700°W / -16.8500; -42.0700

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