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Suffragan diocese Leopoldina, Brazil

Diocese of Leopoldina

Leopoldinen(sis)

Latin Church

The Diocese of Leopoldina is a Latin rite diocese in Minas Gerais, Brazil, erected in 1942 and suffragan to the Archdiocese of Juiz de Fora. Its cathedral is Catedral São Sebastião and the current bishop is Edson José Oriolo dos Santos.

On the map

Esri
The address the register holds for Catedral São Sebastião, in Leopoldina, Brazil.

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Established
1942
Catholics
396,865
Priests
68
Territory
8,491 km²

Parishes and churches

57 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
Edson José Oriolo dos Santos
Born
18 September 1964
Birthplace
Itajubá

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The cathedral

Catedral São Sebastião stands in Leopoldina, 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 Leopoldina is the seat of this Brazilian diocese (Latin: Dioecesis Leopoldinensis), which sits within the ecclesiastical province of Juiz de Fora.

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