Archdiocese of Belo Horizonte Archidioecesis Bellohorizontinus Arquidiocese de Belo Horizonte | |
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 Eucharistic Sanctuary of Our Lady of the Good Voyage, former cathedral church of the Archdiocese. | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Brazil |
| Ecclesiastical province | Belo Horizonte |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 7,240 km2 (2,800 sq mi) |
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| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Established | 11 February 1921 (104 years ago) |
| Cathedral | Christ the King Cathedral |
| Patron saint | Our Lady of Piedade |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Leo XIV |
| 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 |
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The Roman CatholicArchdiocese of Belo Horizonte (Latin:Archidioecesis Bellohorizontinus) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory, orarchdiocese, of the Catholic Church located in thestate ofMinas Gerais, Brazil'ssecond-most populous state.[1]
The seat of the Archdiocese of Belo Horizonte is the Our Lady of Good Voyage Cathedral (Portuguese:Catedral Nossa Senhora da Boa Viagem), also known as the Belo Horizonte Cathedral, inBelo Horizonte.[2][3][4] This is only the temporary headquarters as there was already plans for a new cathedral dedicated toChrist the King in the early 20th century. That was delayed for decades, however, until the construction ofthe new cathedral, which commenced under the leadership of ArchbishopWalmor Oliveira de Azevedo.
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