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Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
Erected:11 July 1958
Metropolitan: Archdiocese ofBelo Horizonte
Depends on: Dicastery forBishops
Rite: Latin (or Roman)
State: Minas Gerais
Country:Brazil
Square Kilometers: 8,824 (3,408 Square Miles)
Conference Region:Leste 2
Official Web Site:http://www.diocesedivinopolis.org.br/
Mailing Address: Curia Diocesana, Rua Mato Grosso 503, 35500-027 Divinopolis, MG, Brazil
Telephone: (037)3229-9300

Past and Present Ordinaries

Cristiano FredericoPortela de Araújo Pena † (19 Feb1959 Appointed - 26 Mar1979 Resigned)
JoséCosta Campos † (26 Mar1979 Appointed - 27 Feb1989 Resigned)
JoséBelvino do Nascimento † (27 Feb1989 Appointed - 11 Feb2009 Retired)
TarcísioNascentes dos Santos (11 Feb 2009 Appointed -1 Aug 2012 Appointed, Bishop ofDuque de Caxias, Rio de Janeiro)
José Carlosde Souza Campos (26 Feb 2014 Appointed -14 Dec 2022 Appointed, Archbishop ofMontes Claros, Minas Gerais)
Geovane Luísda Silva (19 Apr 2023 Appointed - )

Date	Event	From	To
11 July 1958	Erected	Diocese ofAterrado (Araujos and Perdigâo) Archdiocese ofBelo Horizonte (Divinópolis, Carmo de Caiurú, Claudio, Itapecerica, Itauna, Mateus Lerne, Nova Serrana, Para de Minas, Pitangui, São Gonçalo de Para, and Onça of Pequi)	Diocese of Divinópolis (erected)

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Permanent Deacons	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
1966	298,000	300,000	99.3%	21	40	61	4,885		65	96	33	ap1967
1968	298,000	300,000	99.3%	21	34	55	5,418		48	114	23	ap1971
1976	320,400	330,010	97.1%	22	24	46	6,965		36	72	35	ap1977
1980	327,000	357,000	91.6%	23	24	47	6,957		27	80	35	ap1981
1990	435,862	468,588	93.0%	33	18	51	8,546	2	27	82	37	ap1991
1999	600,000	701,000	85.6%	49	23	72	8,333		31	56	45	ap2000
2000	609,000	710,000	85.8%	57	26	83	7,337		35	82	45	ap2001
2001	621,000	720,000	86.3%	53	27	80	7,762		38	107	47	ap2002
2002	583,696	678,312	86.1%	52	27	79	7,388		42	122	47	ap2003
2003	573,893	671,644	85.4%	53	28	81	7,085		61	127	47	ap2004
2004	586,474	681,740	86.0%	58	28	86	6,819		55	121	48	ap2005
2006	612,390	712,636	85.9%	69	26	95	6,446		42	106	50	ap2007
2013	673,000	786,000	85.6%	83	19	102	6,598		31	91	53	ap2014
2016	687,453	805,695	85.3%	86	26	112	6,137		36	90	53	ap2017
2019	704,000	825,000	85.3%	86	20	106	6,641		31	86	54	ap2020
2021	715,200	838,000	85.3%	92	22	114	6,273		27	82	54	ap2022
2023	724,000	849,000	85.3%	94	22	116	6,241		27	82	54	ap2024