Diocese of Uberlândia
Fertilien(sis)
Suffragan diocese · Latin Church · Uberlândia, Brazil
The Diocese of Uberlandia is a Latin Church diocese in the Triangulo Mineiro region of Minas Gerais, Brazil, erected on 22 July 1961 from the Diocese of Uberaba. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Uberaba.
The see
- Rank
- Suffragan diocese
- Tradition
- Latin Church
- Erected
- 22 July 1961
- Latin
- Fertilien(sis)
- Patron
- Saint Therese of the Child Jesus (Santa Teresinha)
- Annuario code
- 001000032
The see in figures
- Catholics
- 663,000
- Population
- 810,000
- Catholic shareof the people living within its bounds
- 81.9%
- Priests
- 71
- Catholics per priest
- 9,338
- Extent
- 13,853 km²
- Catholics per km²
- 48
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
- Paulo Francisco Machado
- Born
- 13 October 1952
- Birthplace
- Magé
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 de Santa Teresinha do Menino Jesus e da Sagrada Face stands in Uberlândia, 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 Uberaba
A suffragan of Archdiocese of Uberaba.
The sees of this province:
- Diocese of ItuiutabaItuiutaba
- Diocese of Patos de MinasPatos de Minas
- Archdiocese of UberabaUberaba
On how the Church is ordered into provinces, see the diocese.
History
Within the ecclesiastical province of Uberaba in Brazil, this diocese (Latin: Dioecesis Fertiliensis) has its seat in the city of Uberlândia.
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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.