Mariana (Archdiocese) [Catholic-Hierarchy]

Bishop(s)

Airton Jos� dos Santos, Archbishop

General Information

Type of Jurisdiction: Archdiocese
Elevated: 1 May 1906
Metropolitan See
Depends on: Dicastery for Bishops
Rite: Latin (or Roman)
State: Minas Gerais
Country: Brazil
Square Kilometers: 22,680 (8,760 Square Miles)
Conference Region: Leste 2
Official Web Site: https://arqmariana.com.br
Mailing Address: Arcebispado, Rua Direita 102, 35420-000 Mariana, MG, Brazil
Telephone: (031)3557-1237; 3557-1351
Fax: 3557-2364

Historical Details

Diocese of Mariana
- Latin Name: Marianensis
- Erected: 6 December 1745
- Metropolitan: Diocese of S�o Sebasti�o do Rio de Janeiro
- Country: Brazil

Past and Present Ordinaries

Manoel da Cruz Nogueira, O. Cist. † (15 Dec 1745 Confirmed - 3 Jan 1764 Died)
Joaquim Borges de Figueroa † (17 Jun 1771 Confirmed - 8 Mar 1773 Confirmed, Archbishop of S�o Salvador da Bahia)
Bartolomeu Manoel Mendes dos Reis † (8 Mar 1773 Confirmed - 28 Aug 1778 Resigned)
Domingos da Encarna��o Pont�vel, O.P. † (1 Mar 1779 Confirmed - 16 Jun 1795 Died)
Cypriano de S�o Jos�, O.F.M. Ref. † (24 Jul 1797 Confirmed - 14 Aug 1817 Died)
Jos� da Sant�ssima Trindade Leite, O.F.M. Ref. † (27 Sep 1819 Confirmed - 28 Sep 1835 Died)
Carlos Pereira Freire de Moura † (17 Dec 1840 Confirmed - 4 Mar 1841 Died)
Ant�nio Ferreira Vi�oso, C.M. † (22 Jan 1844 Confirmed - 7 Jul 1875 Died)
Ant�nio Maria Corr�a de S� e Benevides † (25 Jun 1877 Confirmed - 15 Jul 1896 Died)
Silv�rio Gomes Pimenta † (3 Dec 1896 Appointed - 30 Aug 1922 Died)
Helv�cio Gomes de Oliveira, S.D.B. † (10 Nov 1922 Succeeded - 25 Apr 1960 Died)
Oscar de Oliveira † (25 Apr 1960 Succeeded - 6 Apr 1988 Retired)
Luciano Pedro Mendes de Almeida, S.J. † (6 Apr 1988 Appointed - 27 Aug 2006 Died)
Geraldo Lyrio Rocha † (11 Apr 2007 Appointed - 25 Apr 2018 Retired)
Airton Jos� dos Santos (25 Apr 2018 Appointed - )

Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
Diocese of Mariana
6 December 1745	Erected	Diocese of S�o Sebasti�o do Rio de Janeiro	Territorial Prelature of Cuiab� (erected) Territorial Prelature of Goi�s (erected) Diocese of Mariana (erected) Diocese of S�o Paulo (erected)
6 June 1854	Territory Lost	Diocese of Mariana	Diocese of Diamantina (erected)
4 August 1900	Territory Lost	Diocese of Mariana	Diocese of Pouso Alegre (erected)
Archdiocese of Mariana
1 May 1906	Elevated	Diocese of Mariana	Archdiocese of Mariana
18 July 1918	Territory Lost	Archdiocese of Mariana (Formiga, Porto Real, Dores de Judaya, and Abaede and areas to the West) Diocese of Uberaba (S. Jer�nimo and S. Francisco)	Diocese of Aterrado (erected) (Aterrado, Arcos, Abaede, Dores do ludaya, Formiga, Piumehy, Pimenta, Perobas, S. lodo da Gloria, S. Roqu�, Bambuhy, S. Gothardo, Tiros, Morada nova, Porto Real , Arcado, S. Jer�nimo, and S. Francisco)
11 February 1921	Territory Lost	Archdiocese of Mariana (Bello Horizonte, Contagem, Santa Luzia, Sabara, Gaet�, Siete Lago�s, Bomfim, Entre Bios, Santa Quiteria, Itauna, Para, Pequy, Pitanguy, Divinopolis, Itapecerica, Oliveira, Passatiempo, Campo Bello, Perdo�s, and Boni Succeso with Hitiruna)	Diocese of Belo Horizonte (erected)
22 February 1921	Territory Lost	Archdiocese of Mariana (Bom-Despacho and Santo Antonio do Monte)	Diocese of Aterrado
20 July 1923	Territory Lost	Archdiocese of Mariana (7 parishes)	Diocese of Belo Horizonte
20 July 1923	Territory Added	Diocese of Belo Horizonte (B.M.V. (das Brotas de Entre Bios); St. Blasius the Martyr (of Suassuhy); and St. Gundisalvi (of Ibituruna))	Archdiocese of Mariana
1 February 1924	Territory Lost	Archdiocese of Mariana	Diocese of Juiz de Fora (erected)
28 March 1942	Territory Lost	Archdiocese of Juiz de Fora (Argirita and Providenda) Archdiocese of Mariana (Astolpho Outra, Boa Familia, Cachoeira, Cataguazes, Ooncei�ao da Boa Vista, Santa Rita da Gloria, Dores de Victoria, Gloria de Muriah�, Guarany, Guirycema, Laranial, Leopoldina, Muriah� Barra, Muriah�, Palma, Patrocinio de Muriah�, Piacatuba, Pirauba, ...)	Diocese of Leopoldina (erected)
21 May 1960	Territory Lost	Diocese of Campanha (Carrancas, Itumirim, Itutinga, Lavras, Luminarias, Minduri, and S�o Vincente de Minas) Diocese of Juiz de Fora (Andrel�ndia, Madre de Deus, and Piedade do Rio Grande) Archdiocese of Mariana (S�o Jo�o del Rei, Barroso, Dores de Campos, Lagoa Dourada, Nazareno, Prados, Rezende Costa, Tiradentes, and Bom Sucesso)	Diocese of S�o Jo�o del Rei (erected)
11 November 1963	Territory Added	Archdiocese of Belo Horizonte (Nossa Senhora da Concei��o, Concei��o do Rio Acima, and Santo Antonio de Vigario da Vara along with S�o Geraldo de Jacaranda and Nossa Senhora das Gra�as de Sesmaria)	Archdiocese of Mariana
11 November 1963	Territory Lost	Archdiocese of Mariana (S�o Jos� do Paraopeba in Brumadinho; Nossa Senhora da Concei��o de Arrojado Lisboa and Nossa Senhora do Parto de Chacrinha in Jeceaba)	Archdiocese of Belo Horizonte
14 June 1965	Territory Lost	Archdiocese of Diamantina (Bra�nas, Itamb� do Mato Dentro, Morro do Pilar, Passab�m, Santo Antonio do Rio Abaixo, and S�o Sebasti�o do Rio Preto) Archdiocese of Mariana (Alvin�polis, Antonio Dias, Bela Vista de Minas, Belo Oriente, Bom Jesus do Amparo, Coronel Fabriciano, Dionisio, Ferros, Itabira, Ipatinga, Jaguara�u, Joan�sia, Joao Monlevade, Marli�ria, Mesquita, Nova Era, Rio Piracicaba, Santa Maria do Itabira, ...)	Diocese of Itabira (erected)

Year Catholics Total Population Percent Catholic Diocesan Priests Religious Priests Total Priests Catholics Per Priest Permanent Deacons Male Religious Female Religious Parishes Source

Archdiocese of Mariana

1949 897,500 900,000 99.7% 161 89 250 3,590 136 129 133 ap1951

1966 890,000 895,233 99.4% 128 84 212 4,198 11 44 108 ap1967

1968 129 46 175 0 85 89 ap1971*

1976 776,000 862,224 90.0% 104 49 153 5,071 68 385 118 ap1977

1980 840,000 974,000 86.2% 103 47 150 5,600 56 367 105 ap1981

1990 1,020,000 1,122,000 90.9% 125 29 154 6,623 39 324 112 ap1991

1999 1,080,000 1,200,000 90.0% 169 29 198 5,454 4 38 280 117 ap2000

2000 853,432 1,066,791 80.0% 165 26 191 4,468 5 34 286 119 ap2001

2001 989,223 1,099,136 90.0% 184 26 210 4,710 7 34 296 123 ap2002

2002 879,308 1,099,136 80.0% 185 28 213 4,128 7 36 293 121 ap2003

2003 899,308 1,099,136 81.8% 180 28 208 4,323 7 36 297 111 ap2004

2004 924,266 1,099,136 84.1% 172 32 204 4,530 8 40 300 122 ap2005

2013 1,069,000 1,274,000 83.9% 171 24 195 5,482 23 41 194 135 ap2014

2016 1,080,000 1,242,936 86.9% 168 25 193 5,595 24 38 155 135 ap2017

2019 1,004,539 1,247,923 80.5% 177 24 201 4,997 23 39 160 135 ap2020

2021 1,004,481 1,255,601 80.0% 193 25 218 4,607 36 40 159 136 ap2022

2023 1,021,608 1,265,934 80.7% 193 23 216 4,729 37 24 155 136 ap2024

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Permanent Deacons	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
Archdiocese of Mariana
1949	897,500	900,000	99.7%	161	89	250	3,590		136	129	133	ap1951
1966	890,000	895,233	99.4%	128	84	212	4,198		11	44	108	ap1967
1968				129	46	175	0		85		89	ap1971*
1976	776,000	862,224	90.0%	104	49	153	5,071		68	385	118	ap1977
1980	840,000	974,000	86.2%	103	47	150	5,600		56	367	105	ap1981
1990	1,020,000	1,122,000	90.9%	125	29	154	6,623		39	324	112	ap1991
1999	1,080,000	1,200,000	90.0%	169	29	198	5,454	4	38	280	117	ap2000
2000	853,432	1,066,791	80.0%	165	26	191	4,468	5	34	286	119	ap2001
2001	989,223	1,099,136	90.0%	184	26	210	4,710	7	34	296	123	ap2002
2002	879,308	1,099,136	80.0%	185	28	213	4,128	7	36	293	121	ap2003
2003	899,308	1,099,136	81.8%	180	28	208	4,323	7	36	297	111	ap2004
2004	924,266	1,099,136	84.1%	172	32	204	4,530	8	40	300	122	ap2005
2013	1,069,000	1,274,000	83.9%	171	24	195	5,482	23	41	194	135	ap2014
2016	1,080,000	1,242,936	86.9%	168	25	193	5,595	24	38	155	135	ap2017
2019	1,004,539	1,247,923	80.5%	177	24	201	4,997	23	39	160	135	ap2020
2021	1,004,481	1,255,601	80.0%	193	25	218	4,607	36	40	159	136	ap2022
2023	1,021,608	1,265,934	80.7%	193	23	216	4,729	37	24	155	136	ap2024

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

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

Jo�o de Almeida Ferr�o (Terra) †
Ant�nio de Almeida Lustosa, S.D.B. †
Jos� Alves de S� Trindade †
Aristides de Ara�jo Porto † (Priest: 16 Jul 1905 to 8 May 1931)
Ant�nio Augusto de Assis † (Auxiliary Bishop: 2 Aug 1918 to 31 Jul 1931)
Joaquim Borges de Figueroa † (Bishop: 17 Jun 1771 to 8 Mar 1773)
Jos� Brand�o de Castro, C.Ss.R. †
Hugo Bressane de Ara�jo †
Jos� Eug�nio Corr�a †
Ant�nio Maria Corr�a de S� e Benevides † (Bishop: 25 Jun 1877 to 15 Jul 1896)
Manoel da Cruz Nogueira, O. Cist. † (Bishop: 15 Dec 1745 to 3 Jan 1764)
Jos� d’Angelo Neto † (Priest: 1 Dec 1940 to 12 Mar 1960)
Oscar de Oliveira † (Priest: 27 Oct 1935 to 25 May 1954; Coadjutor Archbishop: 31 Jan 1959; Archbishop: 25 Apr 1960 to 6 Apr 1988)
Ant�nio Ferreira Vi�oso, C.M. † (Bishop: 22 Jan 1844 to 7 Jul 1875)
Prudencio Gomes da Silva †
Helv�cio Gomes de Oliveira, S.D.B. † (Coadjutor Archbishop: 10 Feb 1922; Archbishop: 10 Nov 1922 to 25 Apr 1960)
Silv�rio Gomes Pimenta † (Deacon: 21 Apr 1862; Priest: 20 Jul 1862; Auxiliary Bishop: 26 Jun 1890; Bishop: 3 Dec 1896; Archbishop: 1 May 1906 to 30 Aug 1922)
Jos� Gon�alves da Costa, C.Ss.R. †
Jos� Gon�alves Heleno † (Priest: 30 Nov 1952 to 19 Jul 1976)
Jos� Nicomedes Grossi †
Jos� da Sant�ssima Trindade Leite, O.F.M. Ref. † (Bishop: 27 Sep 1819 to 28 Sep 1835)
Lafayette Lib�nio †
Geraldo Lyrio Rocha † (Archbishop: 11 Apr 2007 to 25 Apr 2018)
Paulo Antonino Mascarenhas Roxo, O. Praem. †
Luciano Pedro Mendes de Almeida, S.J. † (Archbishop: 6 Apr 1988 to 27 Aug 2006)
Bartolomeu Manoel Mendes dos Reis † (Bishop: 8 Mar 1773 to 28 Aug 1778)
Jos� L�zaro Neves, C.M. †
Rodolfo das Merc�s de Oliveira Pena † (Priest: 14 Apr 1914 to 8 Jun 1935)
Jos� Maria Parreira Lara †
Carlos Pereira Freire de Moura † (Bishop: 17 Dec 1840 to 4 Mar 1841)
Alo�sio Hil�rio de Pinho, F.D.P. †
Domingos da Encarna��o Pont�vel, O.P. † (Bishop: 1 Mar 1779 to 16 Jun 1795)
Geraldo de Proen�a Sigaud, S.V.D. †
Geraldo Majela Reis † (Priest: 27 Nov 1949 to 3 Jan 1978)
Cypriano de S�o Jos�, O.F.M. Ref. † (Bishop: 24 Jul 1797 to 14 Aug 1817)
Joaquim Silv�rio de Souza † (Deacon: 24 Feb 1882; Priest: 4 Mar 1882 to 16 Nov 1901)
Geraldo de Souza Rodrigues † (Deacon: 28 Nov 1987; Priest: 20 May 1988 to 25 Oct 2023)
Daniel Tavares Baeta Neves † (Priest: 30 Nov 1935; Auxiliary Bishop: 29 Mar 1947 to 16 May 1958)
Get�lio Teixeira Guimar�es, S.V.D. †
Carlos Carmelo de Vasconcellos Motta † (Priest: 29 Jun 1918 to 29 Jul 1932)
Modesto Augusto Vieira † (Auxiliary Bishop: 12 Jan 1914 to 27 Sep 1916)

Source(s)

Diocese of Mariana
- Series Episcoporum Ecclesi� Catholic�, Volume 1, Page 136
Archdiocese of Mariana
- Acta Apostolic� Sedis, Volume 15, Page 451, and Page 452
- Acta Apostolic� Sedis, Volume 56, Page 265, to Page 267

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