Diocese of Pouso Alegre

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The Metropolitan Archdiocese of Pouso Alegre is a Latin Church see in Minas Gerais, Brazil, erected in 1900 from the Diocese of Mariana and elevated to an archdiocese in 1962. It has been led by Archbishop Jose Luiz Majella Delgado, C.SS.R., since 2014, with suffragans Campanha and Guaxupe.

Archbishop
José Luiz Majella Delgado
Latin name
de Pouso Alegre
Erected
4 August 1900
Cathedral
Catedral do Bom Jesus (Good Jesus Cathedral)
Rank
Metropolitan See
Rite
Latin
Province
Pouso Alegre
Catholics
660,580
Chancery
Cúria Metropolitana, Trav. Dr. Sílvio Fausto 33, 37550-188 Pouso Alegre, MG, Brasil
Telephone
Tel. [035]3421-1248

Contact as printed in the Annuario Pontificio.

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Sources: wikidata-p488 · Annuario code 001002659 · ontology v0.3.2 · updated 2026-06-08

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