Diocese of Leopoldina Dioecesis Leopoldinensis | |
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Location | |
Country | Brazil |
Ecclesiastical province | Juiz de Fora |
Statistics | |
Area | 8,491 km2 (3,278 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2004) 529,154 396,865 (75.0%) |
Information | |
Rite | Latin Rite |
Established | 8 March 1942 (82 years ago) |
Cathedral | Catedral São Sebastião |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Edson José Oriolo dos Santos |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Gil Antônio Moreira |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Leopoldina (Latin: Dioecesis Leopoldinensis) is a diocese located in the city of Leopoldina in the ecclesiastical province of Juiz de Fora in Brazil.[1]