Suffragan diocese Almenara, Brazil
Diocese of Almenara
Almenaren(sis)
Latin Church
The Diocese of Almenara is a Latin Church diocese in the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil, suffragan to the Archdiocese of Diamantina. It was established on March 28, 1981, from the dioceses of Araçuaí and Teófilo Otoni, and has been led by Bishop José Hamilton de Castro since 2023.
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- Established
- 1981
- Catholics
- 143,224
- Priests
- 23
- Territory
- 15,738 km²
Parishes and churches
18 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.
- São João BatistaAlmenara · CathedralView parish
- Imaculada ConceiçãoSanta Maria do SaltoView parish
- Imaculada Conceição e Santo AntônioPalmópolisView parish
- Nossa Senhora da ConsolaçãoDivisópolisView parish
- Nossa Senhora de FátimaMata VerdeView parish
- Nossa Senhora do DesterroJordâniaView parish
- Nossa Senhora do RosárioFelisburgoView parish
- Nossa Senhora d’AjudaMonte FormosoView parish
- Nosso Senhor Bom JesusJoaímaView parish
- Santo AntônioSanto Antônio do JacintoView parish
- Santo Antônio de PáduaJacintoView parish
- Senhor Bom JesusRio do PradoView parish
- Senhor Bom JesusBandeiraView parish
- Senhor Bom JesusRubimView parish
- São JoséFronteira dos ValesView parish
- São Miguel e AlmasJequitinhonhaView parish
- São Pedro ApóstoloAlmenaraView parish
- São SebastiãoSalto da DivisaView parish
This is our recorded coverage, not an official diocesan parish count. Confirm service times with the parish before travelling.
The bishop
- Bishop
- José Hamilton de Castro
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The cathedral
Catedral São João Batista stands in Almenara, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.
On what a cathedral is, see the cathedral; every see church on earth is gathered at the cathedrals.
History
Seated in the city of Almenara, Minas Gerais, this Brazilian diocese (Latin: Dioecesis Almenarensis) belongs to the ecclesiastical province of Diamantina.
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Bishop Dom Geraldo Maia presides over Mass in Araçuaí
Bishop Dom Geraldo Maia presided over a Mass at the Araçuaí Cathedral on the evening of September 21 to celebrate the 155th anniversary of the city's political emancipation. Priests Adilson and José Carlos concelebrated the liturgy. The Diocese of Araçuaí noted that the city became the seat of a new diocese in 1913. That original territory included the areas now covered by the Diocese of Almenara and the Diocese of Teófilo Otoni, as well as the current lands belonging to the Diocese of Araçuaí.
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