Diocese of Januária
Ianuarien(sis)
Suffragan diocese · Latin Church · Januária, Brazil
The Diocese of Januária is a Latin Rite diocese in Minas Gerais, Brazil, established on June 15, 1957 from the Diocese of Montes Claros and the Prelature of Paracatu. It became a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Montes Claros in 2001.
The see
- Rank
- Suffragan diocese
- Tradition
- Latin Church
- Erected
- 15 June 1957
- Latin
- Ianuarien(sis)
- Patron
- Nuestra Señora de los Dolores
- Annuario code
- 001001720
The see in figures
- Catholics
- 313,000
- Population
- 287,150
- Priests
- 40
- Catholics per priest
- 7,825
- Extent
- 37,961 km²
- Catholics per km²
- 8.2
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
- Dorival Souza Barreto Júnior
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 Januária, 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 Montes Claros
A suffragan of Archdiocese of Montes Claros.
The sees of this province:
- Diocese of JanaúbaJanaúba
- Archdiocese of Montes ClarosMontes Claros
- Diocese of ParacatuParacatu
On how the Church is ordered into provinces, see the diocese.
History
The city of Januária anchors this Brazilian diocese (Latin: Dioecesis Ianuariensis), likewise a member of the ecclesiastical province of Montes Claros.
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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.