Diocese of Patos de Minas
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Patos de Minas is a diocese located in the city of Patos de Minas in the ecclesiastical province of Uberaba in Brazil. The episcopal see is the Saint Antony Cathedral, located in Patos de Minas
History
- 5 April 1955: Established as Diocese of Patos de Minas from the Diocese of Uberaba
Bishops
- Bishops of Patos de Minas
- * Bishop José André Coimbra
- * Bishop Jorge Scarso, OFMCap
- * Bishop João Bosco Oliver de Faria, appointed Archbishop of Diamantina, Minas Gerais
- * Bishop Cláudio Nori Sturm, OFMCap
Coadjutor bishop
- José Belvino do Nascimento, did not succeed to see; appointed Bishop of Divinópolis, Minas Gerais
Auxiliary bishop
- Jorge Scarso, OFMCap, appointed Bishop here
Other priests of this diocese who became bishops
- Paulo Sérgio Machado, appointed Bishop of Ituiutaba, Minas Gerais in 1989
- José Moreira de Melo, appointed Bishop of Itapeva, Sao PauloPriest in 1996