Archdiocese of Mariana

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Bishop(s) Geraldo Lyrio Rocha, Archbishop Suffragan Dioceses Caratinga Governador Valadares Itabira-Fabriciano

General Information Type of Jurisdiction: Archdiocese Elevated: 1 May 1906 Metropolitan See Rite: Latin (or Roman) State: Minas Gerais Country: Brazil Square Kilometers: 22,680 (8,760 Square Miles) Conference Region: Leste 2 Web Site: http://www.arqmariana.com.br/ Mailing Address: C.P. 13, Rua Direita 102, 35420-000 Mariana, MG, Brazil Telephone: (031)557-1237 Fax: 557-2364

Historical Details

• Diocese of Mariana
  • Latin Name: Marianensis
  • Erected: 6 December 1745
  • Metropolitan: Diocese of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro
  • Country: Brazil

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Past and Present Ordinaries

• Andrea Della Rocca, C.R.L. † (28 Nov 1707 Appointed - Mar 1720 Died)
• Manoel da Cruz Nogueira, O. Cist. † (15 Dec 1745 Appointed - 3 Jan 1764 Died)
• Joaquim Borges de Figueroa † (17 Jun 1771 Appointed - 8 Mar 1773 Appointed, Archbishop of São Salvador da Bahia)
• Bartolomeu Manoel Mendes dos Reis † (8 Mar 1773 Appointed - 28 Aug 1778 Resigned)
• Domingos da Encarnação Pontevel, O.P. † (1 Mar 1779 Appointed - 16 Jun 1795 Died)
• Cypriano de São José, O.F.M. † (24 Jul 1797 Appointed - 14 Aug 1817 Died)
• José da Santíssima Trindade Leite, O.F.M. † (27 Sep 1819 Appointed - 28 Sep 1835 Died)
• Carlos Pereira Freire de Moura † ( 1840 Appointed - 1840 Died)
• Antônio Ferreira Viçoso, C.M. † (12 Jan 1844 Appointed - 5 Aug 1875 Died)
• Antônio Maria Corrêa de Sá e Benevides † (25 Jun 1877 Appointed - 15 Jul 1896 Died)
• Silvério Gomes Pimenta † (3 Dec 1897 Appointed - 1 Sep 1922 Died)
• Helvécio Gomes de Oliveira, S.D.B. † (10 Nov 1922 Succeeded - 25 Apr 1960 Died)
• Oscar de Oliveira † (25 Apr 1960 Succeeded - 6 Apr 1988 Retired)
• Luciano Pedro Mendes de Almeida, S.J. † (6 Apr 1988 Appointed - 27 Aug 2006 Died)
• Geraldo Lyrio Rocha (11 Apr 2007 Appointed - )

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Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
Diocese of Mariana
6 December 1745	Erected	Diocese of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro	Diocese of Mariana (erected)
6 June 1854	Territory Lost	Diocese of Mariana	Diocese of Diamantina (erected)
4 August 1900	Territory Lost	Diocese of Mariana	Diocese of Pouso Alegre (erected)
Archdiocese of Mariana
1 May 1906	Elevated	Diocese of Mariana	Archdiocese of Mariana
18 July 1918	Territory Lost	Archdiocese of Mariana Diocese of Uberaba	Diocese of Aterrado (erected)
11 February 1921	Territory Lost	Archdiocese of Mariana	Diocese of Belo Horizonte (erected)
1 February 1924	Territory Lost	Archdiocese of Mariana	Diocese of Juiz de Fora (erected)
28 March 1942	Territory Lost	Archdiocese of Juiz de Fora Archdiocese of Mariana	Diocese of Leopoldina (erected)
21 May 1960	Territory Lost	Diocese of Campanha Archdiocese of Mariana	Diocese of São João del Rei (erected)
14 June 1965	Territory Lost	Archdiocese of Diamantina Archdiocese of Mariana	Diocese of Itabira (erected)

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Statistics

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Permanent Deacons	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
Archdiocese of Mariana
1949	897,500	900,000	99.7%	161	89	250	3,590		136	129	133	ap1951
1966	890,000	895,233	99.4%	128	84	212	4,198		11	44	108	ap1967
1968				129	46	175	0		85		89	ap1971*
1976	776,000	862,224	90.0%	104	49	153	5,071		68	385	118	ap1977
1980	840,000	974,000	86.2%	103	47	150	5,600		56	367	105	ap1981
1990	1,020,000	1,122,000	90.9%	125	29	154	6,623		39	324	112	ap1991
1999	1,080,000	1,200,000	90.0%	169	29	198	5,454	4	38	280	117	ap2000
2000	853,432	1,066,791	80.0%	165	26	191	4,468	5	34	286	119	ap2001
2001	989,223	1,099,136	90.0%	184	26	210	4,710	7	34	296	123	ap2002
2002	879,308	1,099,136	80.0%	185	28	213	4,128	7	36	293	121	ap2003
2003	899,308	1,099,136	81.8%	180	28	208	4,323	7	36	297	111	ap2004
2004	924,266	1,099,136	84.1%	172	32	204	4,530	8	40	300	122	ap2005

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.

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Affiliated Bishops, Living

• Geraldo Lyrio Rocha (Archbishop: 11 Apr 2007 - )

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Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

• Antônio Augusto de Assis † (Auxiliary Bishop: 2 Aug 1918 to 31 Jul 1931)
• Antônio Maria Corrêa de Sá e Benevides † (Bishop: 25 Jun 1877 to 15 Jul 1896)
• Manoel da Cruz Nogueira, O. Cist. † (Bishop: 15 Dec 1745 to 3 Jan 1764)
• Andrea Della Rocca, C.R.L. † (Bishop: 28 Nov 1707 to Mar 1720)
• Oscar de Oliveira † (Priest: 27 Oct 1935 to 25 May 1954; Coadjutor Archbishop: 31 Jan 1959; Archbishop: 25 Apr 1960 to 6 Apr 1988)
• Antônio Ferreira Viçoso, C.M. † (Bishop: 12 Jan 1844 to 5 Aug 1875)
• Joaquim Borges de Figueroa † (Bishop: 17 Jun 1771 to 8 Mar 1773)
• Helvécio Gomes de Oliveira, S.D.B. † (Coadjutor Archbishop: 10 Feb 1922; Archbishop: 10 Nov 1922 to 25 Apr 1960)
• Silvério Gomes Pimenta † (Auxiliary Bishop: 23 Jun 1890; Bishop: 3 Dec 1897; Archbishop: 1 May 1906 to 1 Sep 1922)
• José da Santíssima Trindade Leite, O.F.M. † (Bishop: 27 Sep 1819 to 28 Sep 1835)
• Luciano Pedro Mendes de Almeida, S.J. † (Archbishop: 6 Apr 1988 to 27 Aug 2006)
• Bartolomeu Manoel Mendes dos Reis † (Bishop: 8 Mar 1773 to 28 Aug 1778)
• Carlos Pereira Freire de Moura † (Bishop: 1840 to 1840)
• Domingos da Encarnação Pontevel, O.P. † (Bishop: 1 Mar 1779 to 16 Jun 1795)
• Geraldo Majela Reis † (Priest: 27 Nov 1949 to 3 Jan 1978)
• Cypriano de São José, O.F.M. † (Bishop: 24 Jul 1797 to 14 Aug 1817)
• Daniel Tavares Baeta Neves † (Priest: 30 Nov 1935; Auxiliary Bishop: 29 Mar 1947 to 16 May 1958)
• Carlos Carmelo de Vasconcelos Motta † (Priest: 29 Jun 1918 to 29 Jul 1932)
• Modesto Augusto Vieira † (Auxiliary Bishop: 12 Jan 1914 to 27 Sep 1916)