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.
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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.
- São FélixSão Félix de MinasView parish
- São GeraldoCentral de MinasView parish
- São JacintoTeófilo OtoniView parish
- São JorgeNova MódicaView parish
- São JoséSão José do DivinoView parish
- São José OperárioNanuqueView parish
- São João BatistaOuro Verde de MinasView parish
- São João BatistaSão João do ManteninhaView parish
- São PedroPescadorView parish
- São SebastiãoMachacalisView parish
- São SebastiãoCarlos ChagasView parish
- São SebastiãoTeófilo OtoniView parish
This is our recorded coverage, not an official diocesan parish count. Confirm service times with the parish before travelling.
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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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.
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