Dioceses
Padre de Araçuaí é o novo bispo de Porto Nacional
In brief
Pope Leo XIV appointed Father José Paulino Francisco Neto as the new bishop of Porto Nacional on September 8, 2026. Father Francisco Neto is a priest from the Araçuaí clergy.
The appointment fills a vacancy in the Porto Nacional diocese that began on June 1, 2026, when Pope Leo XIV accepted the resignation of the previous bishop, José Moreira da Silva.
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- Reporting@acidigitalFather of Araçuaí is the new bishop of Porto Nacional
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