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Suffragan diocese Teófilo Otoni, Brazil

Diocese of Teófilo Otoni

Otonipolitan(us)

Latin Church

Latin rite diocese in Minas Gerais, Brazil, erected in 1960 from the Diocese of Araçuaí. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Diamantina, with Messias dos Reis Silveira as bishop since his appointment in 2018.

On the map

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The address the register holds for Catedral Nossa Senhora Imaculada Conceição, in Teófilo Otoni, Brazil.

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Established
1960
Catholics
340,000
Priests
64
Territory
25,376 km²

Parishes and churches

42 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.

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The bishop

Bishop
Messias dos Reis Silveira
Born
25 December 1958
Birthplace
Passos

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The cathedral

Catedral Nossa Senhora Imaculada Conceição stands in Teófilo Otoni, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.

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History

With its seat in the city of Teófilo Otoni, this diocese (Latin: Dioecesis Otonipolitana) forms part of the ecclesiastical province of Diamantina in Brazil.

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Stories that name this see

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  • Bishop Dom Geraldo Maia presides over Mass in Araçuaí

    Bishop Dom Geraldo Maia presided over a Mass at the Araçuaí Cathedral on the evening of September 21 to celebrate the 155th anniversary of the city's political emancipation. Priests Adilson and José Carlos concelebrated the liturgy. The Diocese of Araçuaí noted that the city became the seat of a new diocese in 1913. That original territory included the areas now covered by the Diocese of Almenara and the Diocese of Teófilo Otoni, as well as the current lands belonging to the Diocese of Araçuaí.

    Sep 24, 2026 · Dioceses

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