Archdiocese of Juiz de Fora
Iudiciforen(sis)
Metropolitan see · Latin Church · Juiz de Fora, Brazil
Juiz de Fora was erected as a diocese in 1924 from the Archdiocese of Mariana and elevated to a metropolitan archdiocese in 1962. Located in Minas Gerais, Brazil, its suffragans are the dioceses of Leopoldina and Sao Joao del-Rei. Archbishop Marco Aurelio Gubiotti was appointed on 8 January 2026.
The see
- Rank
- Metropolitan see
- Tradition
- Latin Church
- Erected
- 1 February 1924
- Latin
- Iudiciforen(sis)
- Patron
- Saint Anthony of Padua
- Annuario code
- 001001763
The see in figures
- Catholics
- 540,000
- Population
- 676,000
- Catholic shareof the people living within its bounds
- 79.9%
- Priests
- 159
- Catholics per priest
- 3,396
- Extent
- 10,757 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
- Archbishop
- Marco Aurelio Gubiotti
- Born
- 21 October 1963
- Birthplace
- Ouro Fino
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 Metropolitana Santo Antonio stands in Juiz de Fora, 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 Juiz de Fora
This see is the metropolitan of its province.
The sees of this province:
- Diocese of LeopoldinaLeopoldina
- Diocese of São João del ReiSão João del Rei
On how the Church is ordered into provinces, see the diocese.
History
An archdiocese of the Catholic Church in Brazil, Juiz de Fora (Latin: Archidioecesis Iudiciforensis) takes its seat in the city of the same name.
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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.