Archdiocese of Juiz de Fora
Iudiciforen(sis)
Metropolitan see · Latin Church · Juiz de Fora, Brazil
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.
The see
- Rank
- Metropolitan see
- Tradition
- Latin Church
- Erected
- 1 February 1924
- Latin
- Iudiciforen(sis)
- Patron
- Saint Anthony of Padua
- Annuario code
- 001001763
The see in figures
- Catholics
- 540,000
- Population
- 676,000
- Catholic share
- 79.9%
- Priests
- 159
- Catholics per priest
- 3,396
- Extent
- 10,757 km²
- Catholics per km²
- 50
of the people living within its bounds
Figures as recorded in the register, from the Annuario Pontificio and the see's own published statements. Shares and ratios are computed from the two figures shown beside them.
The bishop
- Archbishop
- Marco Aurelio Gubiotti
- Born
- 21 October 1963
- Birthplace
- Ouro Fino
A see whose chair stands empty is recorded as vacant rather than filled with a guess. On what a bishop is, see the bishop.
The cathedral
Catedral Metropolitana Santo Antonio stands in Juiz de Fora, 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.
The province of Juiz de Fora
This see is the metropolitan of its province.
The sees of this province:
- Diocese of LeopoldinaLeopoldina
- Diocese of São João del ReiSão João del Rei
On how the Church is ordered into provinces, see the diocese.
History
An archdiocese of the Catholic Church in Brazil, Juiz de Fora (Latin: Archidioecesis Iudiciforensis) takes its seat in the city of the same name.
What is kept by invitation
The record above is published because it is public: what this see is, when it was erected, who holds its chair, and where it stands among its neighbours.
The working record is not. The chancery's address, telephone and email, the clergy of the see, and the hours of Mass, confession and adoration in the parishes within it are kept for members, and a person reads every request.
Sources
The see's own website · Wikipedia
This record is compiled from the published statements of the see and the references of the Holy See, among them the Annuario Pontificio. On the method, see the keeping of the record. Whoever finds an error is asked, in charity, to write: [email protected].