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Diocese of

Almenara

Brazil Brazil

Continent: South America

Rite: Roman (Latin)

Type: Diocese Diocese

Name: Almenara / Almenaren(sis) (Latin)

Ecclesiastical Province: Diamantina

Depends on: Dicastery for Bishops

Special Churches

Churches by City (22)

Montes Claros (←), Janaúba (←), Araçuaí (←), Vitória da Conquista (↑), Eunápolis (→), Teixeira de Freitas–Caravelas (↘), Teófilo Otoni (↓)

Present Prelates

Bishop (2023.04.12 – ...):Bishop José Hamilton de Castro (62)Bishop-elect José Hamilton de Castro (62)

Ordinaries

Bishops of Almenara (Roman Rite)

Bishop José Hamilton de Castro (62)Bishop-elect José Hamilton de Castro (62)
(2023.04.12 – ...)

Bishop of Almenara (Brazil)

Servir com alegria

Born:1961.04.20 (Monte Santo de Minas, MG, Brazil)
Ordained Priest:1997.05.04
Consecrated Bishop:2023.07.08

Bishop of Almenara (Brazil) (2023.04.12 – ...)

Bishop José Carlos Brandão Cabral (60)Bishop José Carlos Brandão Cabral (60)
(2013.06.19 – 2022.08.03)

Bishop of São João da Boa Vista (Brazil)

Eis aí o teu filho

Born:1963.05.30 (Tupã, SP, Brazil)
Ordained Priest:1993.03.12
Consecrated Bishop:2013.09.15

Bishop of Almenara (Brazil) (2013.06.19 – 2022.08.03)

Apostolic Administrator of Araçuaí (Brazil) (2020.03.25 – 2020.11.18)

Bishop of São João da Boa Vista (Brazil) (2022.08.03 – ...)

Bishop Hugo María van Steekelenburg, O.F.M. (85)Bishop Hugo María van Steekelenburg, O.F.M. (85)
(1999.06.23 – 2013.06.19)

Bishop emeritus of Almenara (Brazil)

Vida em Abundância

Born:1937.10.15 (Wateringen, Netherlands)
Ordained Priest:1964.06.08
Consecrated Bishop:1999.09.24

Bishop of Almenara (Brazil) (1999.06.23 – 2013.06.19)

Bishop Diogo Johannes Antonius Reesink, O.F.M.
(1989.08.02 – 1998.03.25)

O pouco com Deus é muito

Born:1934.07.28 (Heerle, Netherlands)
Ordained Priest:1962.07.15
Consecrated Bishop:1989.10.21
Died:2019.05.30 (Divinópolis, MG, Brazil † 84)

Bishop of Almenara (Brazil) (1989.08.02 – 1998.03.25)

Bishop of Teófilo Otoni (Brazil) (1998.03.25 – 2009.11.25)

Bishop José Geraldo Oliveira do Valle, C.S.S. (93)Bishop José Geraldo Oliveira do Valle, C.S.S. (93)
(1982.05.10 – 1988.08.31)

Bishop emeritus of Guaxupé (Brazil)

Amar - Servir - Unir

Born:1929.12.03 (Leme, SP, Brazil)
Ordained Priest:1954.01.10
Consecrated Bishop:1982.07.23

Bishop of Almenara (Brazil) (1982.05.10 – 1988.08.31)

Coadjutor Bishop of Guaxupé (Brazil) (1988.08.31 – 1989.09.14)

Bishop of Guaxupé (Brazil) (1989.09.14 – 2006.04.19)

Contact Info

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Statistics

Area: 15,618 km²

Population: 126,290 Catholics (65.3% of 193,500 total) (2020)

Statistics: 18 parishes, 20 priests (11 diocesan, 9 religious), 26 lay religious (13 brothers, 13 sisters), 5 seminarians (2020)

Celebrations

Patron Saint: Saint John the Baptist (June 24)

History

Last updated on 2023.06.04

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