Archdiocese of Pouso Alegre
de Pouso Alegre
Metropolitan see · Latin Church · Pouso Alegre, Brazil
The Metropolitan Archdiocese of Pouso Alegre is a Latin Church see in Minas Gerais, Brazil, erected in 1900 from the Diocese of Mariana and elevated to an archdiocese in 1962. It has been led by Archbishop Jose Luiz Majella Delgado, C.SS.R., since 2014, with suffragans Campanha and Guaxupe.
The see
- Rank
- Metropolitan see
- Tradition
- Latin Church
- Erected
- 4 August 1900
- Latin
- de Pouso Alegre
- Patron
- Saint Sebastian, Senhor Bom Jesus
- Annuario code
- 001002659
The see in figures
- Catholics
- 660,580
- Population
- 730,918
- Catholic shareof the people living within its bounds
- 90.4%
- Priests
- 140
- Catholics per priest
- 4,718
- Extent
- 12,620 km²
- Catholics per km²
- 52
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
- José Luiz Majella Delgado
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 do Bom Jesus stands in Pouso Alegre, 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
This see is the metropolitan of its province.
The sees of this province:
- Diocese of GuaxupéGuaxupé
On how the Church is ordered into provinces, see the diocese.
History
Seated in the Brazilian city of the same name, the Archdiocese of Pouso Alegre carries the Latin title Archidioecesis 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.