Archdiocese of Belo Horizonte Archidioecesis Bellohorizontinus Arquidiocese de Belo Horizonte | |
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Location | |
Country | Brazil |
Ecclesiastical province | Belo Horizonte |
Statistics | |
Area | 7,240 km2 (2,800 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2012) 4,748,000 3,324,000 (70%) |
Information | |
Rite | Latin Rite |
Established | 11 February 1921 (103 years ago) |
Cathedral | Christ the King Cathedral |
Patron saint | Our Lady of Piedade |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Walmor Oliveira de Azevedo |
Auxiliary Bishops | Joaquim Giovanni Mol Guimarães Joel Maria dos Santos Nivaldo dos Santos Ferreira Júlio César Gomes Moreira Edmar José da Silva |
Website | |
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The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Belo Horizonte (Latin: Archidioecesis Bellohorizontinus) is an archdiocese located in the city of Belo Horizonte in Brazil.[1]