Diocese of Guaxupé

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Guaxupé (Latin: Dioecesis Guaxupensis) is a diocese located in the city of Guaxupé in the ecclesiastical province of Pouso Alegre in Brazil.

Diocese of Guaxupé Dioecesis Guaxupensis
Guaxupé Cathedral
Location
Country	Brazil
Ecclesiastical province	Pouso Alegre
Statistics
Area	13,953 km2 (5,387 sq mi)
Population Total Catholics	(as of 2006) 867,000 608,000 (70.1%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Established	3 February 1916 (110 years ago)
Cathedral	Catedral Nossa Senhora das Dores
Current leadership
Pope	Leo XIV
Bishop	José de Lanza Neto
Metropolitan Archbishop	José Luiz Majella Delgado
Bishops emeritus	José Geraldo Oliveira do Valle, C.S.S.

History

• 3 February 1916: Established as Diocese of Guaxupé from the Diocese of Pouso Alegre

Special churches

• Minor Basilicas:
  • Basílica Nossa Senhora da Saúde, Poços de Caldas, Minas Gerais

Bishops

• Bishops of Guaxupé (Roman rite), in reverse chronological order
  • Bishop José Lanza Neto (2007.06.13 – present)
  • Bishop José Mauro Pereira Bastos, C.P. (2006.04.19 – 2006.09.14)
  • Bishop José Geraldo Oliveira do Valle, C.S.S. (1989.09.14 – 2006.04.19)
  • Bishop José Alberto Lopes de Castro Pinto (1976.01.16 – 1989.09.14)
  • Bishop José de Almeida Batista Pereira (1964.04.02 – 1976.01.16)
  • Bishop Inácio João Dal Monte, O.F.M. Cap. (1952.05.21 – 1963.05.29)
  • Bishop Hugo Bressane de Araújo (1940.09.19 – 1951.09.03), appointed Coadjutor Archbishop of Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais
  • Bishop Ranulfo da Silva Farias (1920.04.22 – 1939.08.05), appointed Archbishop of Maceió, Alagoas
  • Father António Emidio Corrêa (1919.07.03), did not take effect
  • Bishop Antônio Augusto de Assis (1916.02.07 – 1918.08.02), appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Mariana, Minas Gerais; future Archbishop

Coadjutor bishop

• José Geraldo Oliveira do Valle, C.S.S. (1988-1989)

Other priests of this diocese who became bishops

• Hermínio Malzone Hugo, appointed Bishop of Governador Valadares, Minas Gerais in 1957
• Geraldo Ferreira Reis, appointed Bishop of Leopoldina, Minas Gerais in 1961
• Messias dos Reis Silveira, appointed Bishop of Uruaçu (Uruassu), Goias n 2007

References

• GCatholic.org
• Catholic Hierarchy
• Diocese website (Portuguese)