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Diocese of Paracatu
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The Diocese of Paracatu is a Latin Rite diocese in Minas Gerais, Brazil, erected as a diocese in 1962 after originating as a territorial prelature in 1929. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Montes Claros.
- Bishop
- Jorge Alves Bezerra
- Latin name
- Paracatuen(sis)
- Erected
- 1 March 1929 (origins 1962)
- Cathedral
- Catedral Santo Antonio
- Patron
- Saint Anthony of Padua
- Rank
- Suffragan Diocese
- Rite
- Latin
- Province
- Montes Claros (Archdiocese of Montes Claros)
- Catholics
- 234,000
- Chancery
- Cúria Diocesana, Praça Caldeira Brant 147, 38600-291 Paracatu, MG, Brasil
- Telephone
- Tel. [038]3671-3463
- [email protected]
Contact as printed in the Annuario Pontificio.
Neighbouring dioceses
- Diocese of Ipameri 147 km
- Diocese of Patos de Minas 156 km
- Diocese of Luziânia 159 km
- Brasile 191 km
- Diocese of Brasília 192 km
- Diocese of Formosa 194 km
Parishes near the see
- Nossa Senhora Aparecida · Paracatu <1 km
- Nossa Senhora de Fátima · Paracatu <1 km
- Nossa Senhora do Carmo · Paracatu <1 km
- Santíssimo Sacramento · Paracatu <1 km
- São João XXIII · Paracatu <1 km
- Senhor Bom Jesus · Paracatu <1 km
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Sources: wikidata-p488 · Annuario code 001002537 · ontology v0.3.2 · updated 2026-06-08