Archdiocese of Pouso Alegre

Historical Details

• Diocese of Pouso Alegre
  • Latin Name: Pouso Alegre
  • Erected: 4 August 1900
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Mariana
  • Country: Brazil

Past and Present Ordinaries

• João Batista Corrêa Nery (Neri) † (18 May 1901 Appointed - 3 Aug 1908 Appointed, Bishop of Campinas)
• Antônio Augusto de Assis † (29 Apr 1909 Appointed - 7 Feb 1916 Appointed, Bishop of Guaxupé, Minas Gerais)
• Octávio Augusto Chagas de Miranda † (14 Feb 1916 Appointed - 29 Oct 1959 Died)
• José d’Angelo Neto † (12 Mar 1960 Appointed - 31 May 1990 Died)
• João Bergese † (5 May 1991 Appointed - 21 Mar 1996 Died)
• Ricardo Pedro Chaves Pinto Filho, O. Praem. † (16 Oct 1996 Appointed - 28 May 2014 Retired)
• José Luiz Majella Delgado, C.SS.R. (28 May 2014 Appointed - )

Historical Summary

Statistics

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Permanent Deacons	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
Diocese of Pouso Alegre
1950	529,445	534,445	99.1%	37	17	54	9,804		22	175	34	ap1951
Archdiocese of Pouso Alegre
1965	402,000	412,726	97.4%	48	46	94	4,276		55	306	40	ap1967
1968	439,200	462,200	95.0%	45	43	88	4,990		60	329	31	ap1971
1976	450,000	480,000	93.8%	40	32	72	6,250		39	243	40	ap1977
1980	494,000	546,000	90.5%	39	32	71	6,957		45	269	43	ap1981
1990	520,000	565,000	92.0%	56	22	78	6,666		23	208	46	ap1991
1999	583,318	708,341	82.3%	67	23	90	6,481		47	214	51	ap2000
2000	583,318	645,000	90.4%	75	29	104	5,608		36	213	51	ap2001
2001	583,318	653,378	89.3%	71	25	96	6,076		32	186	51	ap2002
2002	588,040	653,378	90.0%	82	17	99	5,939		41	694	51	ap2003
2003	644,841	715,179	90.2%	68	20	88	7,327		46	192	51	ap2004
2004	660,580	730,918	90.4%	71	20	91	7,259		45	191	53	ap2005
2013	739,000	817,000	90.5%	111	20	131	5,641	1	60	140	59	ap2014
2016	581,200	746,000	77.9%	109	16	125	4,649	4	70	102	63	ap2017
2019	594,630	771,560	77.1%	116	23	139	4,277	4	79	193	68	ap2020
2021	619,000	818,600	75.6%	123	19	142	4,359	4	55	176	69	ap2022

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.

Affiliated Bishops, Living

• Antônio Carlos Félix (Priest: 20 Dec 1986 to 5 Feb 2003)
• Marco Aurélio Gubiotti (Priest: 14 Dec 1989 to 21 Feb 2013)
• José Luiz Majella Delgado, C.SS.R. (Archbishop: 28 May 2014)
• Valdir Mamede
• Darci José Nicioli, C.SS.R.
• João Bosco Oliver de Faria (Priest: 3 Jul 1968; Auxiliary Bishop: 5 Aug 1987 to 8 Jan 1992)
• Edson José Oriolo dos Santos (Priest: 5 May 1990 to 15 Apr 2015)
• José Francisco Rezende Dias (Priest: 10 Nov 1979; Auxiliary Bishop: 28 Mar 2001 to 30 Mar 2005)

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Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

• Antônio de Almeida Moraes Junior †
• Antônio Augusto de Assis † (Auxiliary Bishop: 29 Jul 1907; Bishop: 29 Apr 1909 to 7 Feb 1916)
• João Bergese † (Archbishop: 5 May 1991 to 21 Mar 1996)
• Octávio Augusto Chagas de Miranda † (Bishop: 14 Feb 1916 to 29 Oct 1959)
• Ricardo Pedro Chaves Pinto Filho, O. Praem. † (Archbishop: 16 Oct 1996 to 28 May 2014)
• João Batista Corrêa Nery (Neri) † (Bishop: 18 May 1901 to 3 Aug 1908)
• José d’Angelo Neto † (Bishop: 12 Mar 1960; Archbishop: 14 Apr 1962 to 31 May 1990)
• Oscar de Oliveira † (Coadjutor Bishop: 25 May 1954 to 31 Jan 1959)
• Hermínio Malzone Hugo †
• Luiz Mancilha Vilela, SS.CC. †
• João Resende (Rezende) Costa, S.D.B. †
• Delfino (Delfim) Ribeiro Guedes †

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