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Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Uberaba

Catholic ecclesiastical territory

19°45′03″S 47°56′14″W / 19.7509°S 47.9372°W / -19.7509; -47.9372StatisticsArea27,228 km² (10,513 sq mi)Population
- Total
- Catholics(as of 2004)
693,185
444,081 (64.1%)InformationRiteLatin RiteEstablished29 September 1907 (116 years ago)CathedralCatedral Metropolitana Sagrado Coração de JesusCurrent leadershipPopeFrancisArchbishopPaulo Mendes PeixotoMap

Websitewww.arquidiocesedeuberaba.org.br

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

History

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

Bishops

Ordinaries, in reverse chronological order

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