The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Pouso Alegre () is an archdiocese located in the city of Pouso Alegre in Brazil.

History

On 4 August 1900, Pope Leo XIII established the Diocese of Pouso Alegre from the Diocese of Mariana. Blessed John XXIII elevated the diocese to the a Metropolitan Archdiocese on 14 April 1962.

Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Pouso Alegre

Special churches

Minor Basilicas: Basilica de Nossa Senhora do Carmo, Borda da Mata, Minas Gerais

Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Pouso Alegre

Bishops

Ordinaries, in reverse chronological order

Archbishops of Pouso Alegre (Roman rite), below

Archbishop José Luiz Majella Delgado (2014.05.28 – present) Archbishop Ricardo Pedro Chaves Pinto Filho, O. Praem. (1996.10.16 – 2014.05.28) Archbishop João Bergese (1991.05.05 – 1996.03.21) Archbishop José d’Angelo Neto (1962.04.14 – 1990.05.31), below Bishops of Pouso Alegre (Roman Rite) Bishop José d’Angelo Neto (later Archbishop) (1960.03.12 – 1962.04.14) Bishop Octávio Augusto Chagas de Miranda (1916.02.14 – 1959.10.29) Bishop Antônio Augusto de Assis (1909.11.29 – 1916.02.07), appointed Bishop of Guaxupé, Minas Gerais; future Archbishop Bishop João Batista Corrêa Nery (1901.05.18 – 1908.08.03), appointed Bishop of Campinas

Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Pouso Alegre

Coadjutor bishop

Oscar de Oliveira (1954-1959), did not succeed to see; appointed Coadjutor Archbishop of Mariana, Minas Gerais

Auxiliary bishops

Antônio Augusto de Assis (1907-1909), appointed Bishop here

João Bosco Oliver de Faria (1987-1992), appointed Bishop of Patos de Minas, Minas Gerais José Francisco Rezende Dias (2001-2005), appointed Bishop of Duque de Caxias, Rio de Janeiro

Other priests of this diocese who became bishops

Antônio Carlos Félix, appointed Bishop of Luz, Minas Gerais in 2003

Marco Aurélio Gubiotti, appointed Bishop of Itabira-Fabriciano, Minas Gerais in 2013 Edson José Oriolo dos Santos, appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais in 2015

Suffragan dioceses

Diocese of Campanha

Diocese of Guaxupé

Sources

Roman Catholic dioceses in Brazil

Roman Catholic ecclesiastical provinces in Brazil

Christian organizations established in 1900

Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 19th century