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Metropolitan see Juiz de Fora, Brazil

Archdiocese of Juiz de Fora

Iudiciforen(sis)

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.

On the map

Esri
The address the register holds for Catedral Metropolitana Santo Antonio, in Juiz de Fora, Brazil.

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Established
1924
Catholics
540,000
Priests
159
Territory
10,757 km²

Parishes and churches

90 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

Archbishop
Marco Aurelio Gubiotti
Born
21 October 1963
Birthplace
Ouro Fino

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The cathedral

Catedral Metropolitana Santo Antonio stands in Juiz de Fora, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.

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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.