Diocese of Guaxupé
Guaxupen(sis)
Suffragan diocese · Latin Church · Guaxupé, Brazil
Diocese in Guaxupe, Minas Gerais, established on 3 February 1916 from the Diocese of Pouso Alegre, to which it is suffragan. The current bishop is Dom Jose Lanza Neto, serving since 2007.
The see
- Rank
- Suffragan diocese
- Tradition
- Latin Church
- Erected
- 3 February 1916
- Latin
- Guaxupen(sis)
- Patron
- Nossa Senhora das Dores
- Annuario code
- 001001546
The see in figures
- Catholics
- 691,000
- Population
- 867,000
- Catholic shareof the people living within its bounds
- 79.7%
- Priests
- 134
- Catholics per priest
- 5,157
- Extent
- 13,953 km²
- Catholics per km²
- 50
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
- Bishop
- Dom José Lanza Neto
- Born
- 31 December 1952
- Birthplace
- Pirangi
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
Catedral Nossa Senhora das Dores stands in Guaxupé, 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 Pouso Alegre
A suffragan of Archdiocese of Pouso Alegre.
The sees of this province:
- Archdiocese of Pouso AlegrePouso Alegre
On how the Church is ordered into provinces, see the diocese.
History
The city of Guaxupé is home to this Brazilian diocese, titled Dioecesis Guaxupensis in Latin and belonging to the ecclesiastical province of Pouso Alegre.
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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.