Diocese of Juiz de Fora

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Juiz de Fora was erected as a diocese in 1924 from the Archdiocese of Mariana and elevated to a metropolitan archdiocese in 1962. Located in Minas Gerais, Brazil, its suffragans are the dioceses of Leopoldina and Sao Joao del-Rei. Archbishop Marco Aurelio Gubiotti was appointed on 8 January 2026.

Archbishop
Most Rev. Marco Aurelio Gubiotti
Latin name
Iudiciforen(sis)
Erected
1 February 1924
Cathedral
Catedral Metropolitana Santo Antonio
Patron
Saint Anthony of Padua
Rank
Metropolitan See
Rite
Latin
Province
Juiz de Fora
Catholics
540,000
Chancery
Avenida Barão do Rio Branco 4516, Bairro Alto dos Passos, 36026-500 Juiz de Fora, MG, Brasil
Telephone
Tel. [032]3229-5450; fax 3229-5451
Email
[email protected]

Contact as printed in the Annuario Pontificio.

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Sources: Vatican press + Wikipedia · Annuario code 001001763 · ontology v0.3.2 · updated 2026-06-08

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