Archdiocese of Juiz de Fora
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Juiz de Fora is an archdiocese located in the city of Juiz de Fora in Brazil.
History
- February 1, 1924: Established as Diocese of Juiz de Fora from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Mariana
- April 14, 1962: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Juiz de Fora
Bishops
Ordinaries, in reverse chronological order
- Archbishops of Juiz de Fora
- * Archbishop Gil Antônio Moreira
- * Archbishop Clóvis Frainer, O.F.M. Cap.
- * Archbishop Juvenal Roriz, C.Ss.R.
- * Archbishop Geraldo María de Morais Penido, appointed Coadjutor Archbishop of Aparecida, São Paulo
- Bishops of Juiz de Fora
- * Bishop Geraldo María de Morais Penido
- * Bishop Justino José de Sant'Ana
Coadjutor bishop
- Geraldo María de Morais Penido
Auxiliary bishops
- Othon Motta, appointed Auxiliary Bishop of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro
- Altivo Pacheco Ribeiro
- Eurico dos Santos Veloso, appointed Coadjutor Bishop of Luz, Minas Gerais
- Paulo Francisco Machado, appointed Bishop of Uberlândia, Minas Gerais
Other priests of this diocese who became bishops
- José Eugênio Corrêa, appointed Bishop of Caratinga, Minas Gerais in 1957
- Walmor Oliveira de Azevedo, appointed Auxiliary Bishop of São Salvador da Bahia in 1998
- Eduardo Benes de Sales Rodrigues, appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul in 1998
- João Justino de Medeiros Silva, appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais in 2011
- Roberto José da Silva, appointed Bishop of Janaúba, Minas Gerais in 2019