The Roman Catholic Diocese of Guaxupé () is a diocese located in the city of Guaxupé in the Ecclesiastical province of Pouso Alegre in Brazil.
History
3 February 1916: Established as Diocese of Guaxupé from the Diocese of Pouso Alegre
Special churches
Minor Basilicas: Basílica Nossa Senhora da Saúde, Poços de Caldas, Minas Gerais
Bishops
Bishops of Guaxupé (Roman rite), in reverse chronological order
Bishop José Lanza Neto (2007.06.13 – present) Bishop José Mauro Pereira Bastos, C.P. (2006.04.19 – 2006.09.14) Bishop José Geraldo Oliveira do Valle, C.S.S. (1989.09.14 – 2006.04.19) Bishop José Alberto Lopes de Castro Pinto (1976.01.16 – 1989.09.14) Bishop José de Almeida Batista Pereira (1964.04.02 – 1976.01.16) Bishop Inácio João Dal Monte, O.F.M. Cap. (1952.05.21 – 1963.05.29) Bishop Hugo Bressane de Araújo (1940.09.19 – 1951.09.03), appointed Coadjutor Archbishop of Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais Bishop Ranulfo da Silva Farias (1920.04.22 – 1939.08.05), appointed Archbishop of Maceió, Alagoas Father António Emidio Corrêa (1919.07.03), did not take effect Bishop Antônio Augusto de Assis (1916.02.07 – 1918.08.02), appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Mariana, Minas Gerais; future Archbishop
Coadjutor bishop
José Geraldo Oliveira do Valle, C.S.S. (1988-1989)
Other priests of this diocese who became bishops
Hermínio Malzone Hugo, appointed Bishop of Governador Valadares, Minas Gerais in 1957 Geraldo Ferreira Reis, appointed Bishop of Leopoldina, Minas Gerais in 1961 Messias dos Reis Silveira, appointed Bishop of Uruaçu (Uruassu), Goias n 2007
References
GCatholic.org
Catholic Hierarchy
Diocese website (Portuguese)