Archdiocese of Pouso Alegre Archidioecesis Pouso Alegre | |
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Location | |
Country | Brazil |
Statistics | |
Area | 12,620 km2 (4,870 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2004) 730,918 660,580 (90.4%) |
Information | |
Rite | Latin Rite |
Established | 4 August 1900 (123 years ago) |
Cathedral | Good Jesus Cathedral, Pouso Alegre |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Metropolitan Archbishop | José Luiz Majella Delgado |
Website | |
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The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Pouso Alegre ( Latin: Archidioecesis Pouso Alegre) is an archdiocese located in the city of Pouso Alegre in Brazil. [1]
On 4 August 1900, Pope Leo XIII established the Diocese of Pouso Alegre from the Diocese of Mariana. Blessed John XXIII elevated the diocese to the a Metropolitan Archdiocese on 14 April 1962. [2] [3]
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