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Suffragan diocese Januária, Brazil

Diocese of Januária

Ianuarien(sis)

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

Esri
Januária, Brazil, drawn to the town rather than to the door: the register holds no verified address for its cathedral.

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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.

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.