Jurisdiction: | Diocese |
Oliveira | |
Latin: | Dioecesis Oliveirensis |
Local: | Diocese de Oliveira |
Country: | Brazil |
Rite: | Latin Rite |
Established: | 20 December 1941 (years ago) |
Cathedral: | Cathedral of Our Lady of Oliveira in Oliveira, Minas Gerais |
Area Km2: | 7,738 |
Population: | 300,000 |
Population As Of: | 2004 |
Catholics: | 285,000 |
Catholics Percent: | 95.0 |
Metro Archbishop: | Walmor Oliveira de Azevedo |
Emeritus Bishops: | Francisco Barroso Filho |
Website: | www.dioceseoliveira.org.br |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Oliveira (Latin: Dioecesis Oliveirensis) is a diocese located in the city of Oliveira in the ecclesiastical province of Belo Horizonte in Brazil.[1]