Archdiocese of Diamantina
Adamantin(us)
Metropolitan see · Latin Church · Diamantina, Brazil
The Metropolitan Archdiocese of Diamantina is a Latin Church see in Minas Gerais, Brazil, established as a diocese in 1854 and elevated to an archdiocese in 1917. It is led by Archbishop Darci José Nicioli and oversees suffragan dioceses including Almenara, Araçuaí, Guanhães, and Teófilo Otoni.
The see
- Rank
- Metropolitan see
- Tradition
- Latin Church
- Erected
- 6 June 1854
- Latin
- Adamantin(us)
- Patron
- Santo António de Lisboa
- Annuario code
- 001001296
The see in figures
- Catholics
- 459,000
- Population
- 524,000
- Catholic shareof the people living within its bounds
- 87.6%
- Priests
- 74
- Catholics per priest
- 6,203
- Extent
- 45,171 km²
- Catholics per km²
- 10
Figures as recorded in the register, from the Annuario Pontificio and the see's own published statements. Shares and ratios are computed from the two figures shown beside them.
The bishop
- Archbishop
- Darci José Nicioli, C.SS.R.
A see whose chair stands empty is recorded as vacant rather than filled with a guess. On what a bishop is, see the bishop.
The cathedral
Cathedral of Saint Anthony stands in Diamantina, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.
On what a cathedral is, see the cathedral; every see church on earth is gathered at the cathedrals.
The province of Diamantina
This see is the metropolitan of its province.
The sees of this province:
- Diocese of AlmenaraAlmenara
- Diocese of AraçuaíAraçuaí
- Diocese of GuanhãesGuanhães
- Diocese of Teófilo OtoniTeófilo Otoni
On how the Church is ordered into provinces, see the diocese.
History
Seated in the city of Diamantina in Minas Gerais, Brazil, this archdiocese carries the Latin title Archidioecesis Adamantina.
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The see's own website · Wikipedia
Compiled from the published statements of the see and the references of the Holy See, among them the Annuario Pontificio. Corrections: hello@catholicintelligence.com.