Suffragan diocese Januária, Brazil
Diocese of Januária
Ianuarien(sis)
Latin Church
The Diocese of Januária is a Latin Rite diocese in Minas Gerais, Brazil, established on June 15, 1957 from the Diocese of Montes Claros and the Prelature of Paracatu. It became a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Montes Claros in 2001.
On the map
Every see on one map: browse the dioceses. Churches with recorded hours: find Mass times.
- Established
- 1957
- Catholics
- 313,000
- Priests
- 40
- Territory
- 37,961 km²
Parishes and churches
20 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.
- Nossa Senhora das DoresJanuária · CathedralView parish
- Cristo ReiMontalvâniaView parish
- Divino Espírito SantoSão RomãoView parish
- Imaculada ConceiçãoPedras de Maria da CruzView parish
- Nossa Senhora AparecidaRiachinhoView parish
- Nossa Senhora AparecidaMangaView parish
- Nossa Senhora AparecidaSão FranciscoView parish
- Nossa Senhora da AbadiaPintópolisView parish
- Nossa Senhora da ConceiçãoSanta Fé de MinasView parish
- Nossa Senhora da ConceiçãoIcaraí de MinasView parish
- Nossa Senhora da ConceiçãoSerra das ArarasView parish
- Nossa Senhora de FátimaJuveníliaView parish
- Sagrada FamiliaJanuáriaView parish
- Sagrado Coração de JesusSão João das MissõesView parish
- Sagrado Coração de JesusItacarambiView parish
- Sagrado Coração de JesusMiravâniaView parish
- Santo AgostinhoChapada GaúchaView parish
- Senhor Bom JesusBonito de MinasView parish
- São JoaquimSão JoaquimView parish
- São JoséSão FranciscoView parish
This is our recorded coverage, not an official diocesan parish count. Confirm service times with the parish before travelling.
The bishop
- Bishop
- Dorival Souza Barreto Júnior
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The cathedral
Catedral Nossa Senhora das Dores stands in Januária, 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
The city of Januária anchors this Brazilian diocese (Latin: Dioecesis Ianuariensis), likewise a member of the ecclesiastical province of Montes Claros.