Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Mariana

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Mariana (Latin: Archidioecesis Marianensis, Portuguese: Arquidiocese de Mariana) is an archdiocese based in the city of Mariana in the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais.

For the Corsican bishopric, see Roman Catholic Diocese of Mariana in Corsica.
Archdiocese of Mariana

Archidioecesis Marianensis

Arquidiocese de Mariana
Metropolitan Cathedral-Basilica of Our Lady of the Assumption
Location
CountryBrazil
Statistics
Area22,680 km2 (8,760 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics		(as of 2013)
1,274,000 (est.)
1,069,000 (est.) (83.9%)
Information
RiteLatin Rite
Established6 December 1745 (274 years ago)
CathedralCatedral Metropolitana Basílica Nossa Senhora da Assunção
Secular priests171 (diocesan)
24 (Religious Orders)
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
ArchbishopGeraldo Lyrio Rocha
Website
www.arqmariana.com.br

History
  • December 6, 1745: Established as the Diocese of Mariana with territory taken from the Diocese of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro
  • May 1, 1906: Promoted to Metropolitan Archdiocese of Mariana

In 2013 there was one priest for every 5,482 Catholics.

Special churches
Basílica do Senhor Bom Jesus
  • Minor Basilicas:
    • Basílica do Senhor Bom Jesus, Congonhas do Campo
    • Basílica Sagrado Coração de Jesus, Conselheiro Lafaiete
    • Basílica São José Operário, Barbacena

Bishops

Ordinaries, in reverse chronological order
  • Archbishops of Mariana (Roman rite), below
    • Airton José dos Santos (2018.04.25 – currently)
    • Geraldo Lyrio Rocha (2007.04.11 – 2018.04.25) - currently archbishop emeritus
    • Luciano Pedro Mendes de Almeida, S.J. (1988.04.06 – 2006.08.27)
    • Oscar de Oliveira (1960.04.25 – 1988.04.06)
    • Helvécio Gomes de Oliveira, S.D.B. (1922.11.10 – 1960.04.25)
    • Silvério Gomes Pimenta (1906.05.01 – 1922.09.01)
  • Bishops of Mariana (Roman Rite), below
    • Silvério Gomes Pimenta (later Archbishop) (1897.12.03 – 1906.05.01)
    • Antônio Maria Corrêa de Sá e Benevides (1877.06.25 – 1896.07.15)
    • Antônio Ferreira Viçoso, C.M. (1844.01.12 – 1875.08.05)[1]
    • Carlos Pereira Freire de Moura (1840 – 1840)[2]
    • José da Santíssima Trindade Leite, O.F.M. (1819.09.27 – 1835.09.28)[3]
    • Cypriano de São José, O.F.M. (1797.07.24 – 1817.08.14)[4]
    • Domingos da Encarnação Pontevel, O.P. (1779.03.01 – 1795.06.16)[5]
    • Bartolomeu Manoel Mendes dos Reis (孟主教) (1773.03.08 – 1778.08.28)[6]
    • Joaquim Borges de Figueroa (later Archbishop) (1771.06.17 – 1773.03.08)[7]
    • Manoel da Cruz Nogueira, O.Cist. (1745.12.15 – 1764.01.03)[8]

Coadjutor bishops
  • Helvécio Gomes de Oliveira, S.D.B. (1922)
  • Oscar de Oliveira (1959-1960)

Auxiliary bishops
  • Silvério Gomes Pimenta (1890-1896), appointed Bishop here
  • Modesto Augusto Vieira (1914-1916)
  • Antônio Augusto de Assis (1918-1931) (appointed Archbishop (personal title) when appointed Auxiliary Bishop here); appointed Archbishop (personal title) of Jaboticabal, São Paulo
  • Daniel Tavares Baeta Neves (1947-1958), appointed Bishop of Januária, Minas Gerais

Other priests of this diocese who became bishops
  • Joaquim Silvério de Souza, appointed Coadjutor Bishop of Diamantina in 1901
  • Carlos Carmelo de Vasconcellos Motta, appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Diamantina, Minas Gerais in 1932; future Cardinal
  • José Heleno, appointed Coadjutor Bishop of Governador Valadares, Minas Gerais in 1976
  • Geraldo Majela Reis, appointed Bishop of Três Lagoas, Mato Grosso do Sul in 1978
  • José Eudes Campos do Nascimento, appointed Bishop of Leopoldina, Minas Gerais in 2012
  • Geovane Luís da Silva, appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais in 2016
  • Walter Jorge Pinto, appointed Bishop of União da Vitória, Parana in 2019

Suffragan dioceses

References
  1. Gams, p. 136.
  2. Approved by Pope Gregory XVI on 17 December 1840. Gams, p. 136.
  3. Leite was presented by the King on 13 May 1818, approved by Pope Pius VII on 9 September 1819, and consecrated on 9 April 1820. Gams, p. 136.
  4. Cypriano de São José was born in Lisbon. He was a lecturer in philosophy and theology in houses of his Order, and became a Conciniator in the Royal Chapel of the Palace of Bemposta. He became a Master of theology (1795). He was Visitor General of his Order in the Province of San Antonio on three occasions. He was presented as Bishop of Mariana by the Queen, and approved by Pope Pius VI on 24 July 1797. Ritzler, VI, p. 27 with note 6.
  5. Ritzler, VI, p. 27 with note 5.
  6. Ritzler, VI, p. 27 with note 4.
  7. Figuera was born in Lisbon, and became Doctor in utroque iure at the University of Coimbra. He served as judge in the Apostolic Nunciature in Portugal. He was presented to the bishopric by the King on 21 March 1771, and approved by Pope Clement XIV on 17 June 1771. He was promoted to the Archdiocese of Bahia on 8 March 1773. Ritzler, VI, p. 27 with note 3.
  8. Nogueira was Master of theology (1726), and was named Abbot of Coimbra. He was Definitor and Master of Novices at the monastery of Santa Maria Alcobacensis. He then became bishop of São Luís de Maranhão (1738-1745). He was presented to the bishopric of Mariana by the King on 1 September 1745, and approved by Pope Benedict XIV on 15 December 1745. Ritzler, VI, p. 268 and p. 276 with note 2.

Sources
  • Gams, Pius Bonifatius (1873). Series episcoporum Ecclesiae catholicae: quotquot innotuerunt a beato Petro apostolo (in Latin). Ratisbon: Typis et Sumptibus Georgii Josephi Manz.
  • Ritzler, Remigius; Sefrin, Pirminus (1958). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentis aevi VI (1730-1799). Patavii: Messagero di S. Antonio. Retrieved 2016-07-06.


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