Roman Catholic Diocese of Luz

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Luz (Latin: Dioecesis Luceatinus) is a diocese located in the city of Luz in the ecclesiastical province of Belo Horizonte in Brazil.

Diocese of Luz Dioecesis Luceatinus Diocese de Luz
Catedral Nossa Senhora da Luz
Location
Country	Brazil
Ecclesiastical province	Belo Horizonte
Metropolitan	Belo Horizonte
Statistics
Area	32,976 km2 (12,732 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2004) 441,000 352,800 (80.0%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Established	18 July 1918 (106 years ago)
Cathedral	Cathedral of Our Lady of Luz in Luz
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	José Aristeu Vieira
Metropolitan Archbishop	Walmor Oliveira de Azevedo
Website
Website of the Diocese

Roman Catholic Diocese of Luz.

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History

• July 18, 1918: Established as Diocese of Aterrado from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Mariana and Diocese of Uberaba
• December 5, 1960: Renamed as Diocese of Luz

Bishops

• Bishops of Luz (Roman rite), in reverse chronological order
  • Bishop José Aristeu Vieira (2015.02.25 - )
  • Bishop Antonio Carlos Félix (2003.02.05 – 2014.03.06), appointed Bishop of Governador Valadares, Minas Gerais
  • Bishop Eurico dos Santos Veloso (1994.05.18 – 2001.11.28), appointed Archbishop of Juiz de Fora, Minas Gerais
  • Bishop Belchior Joaquim da Silva Neto, C.M. (1967.07.09 – 1994.05.18)
  • Bishop Manoel Nunes Coelho (1960.12.05 – 1967.07.08)
• Bishops of Aterrado (Roman Rite)
  • Bishop Manoel Nunes Coelho (1920.06.10 – 1960.12.05)

Coadjutor bishops

• Belchior Joaquim da Silva Neto, C.M. † (1960-1967)
• Eurico dos Santos Veloso (1991-2004)

Sources

• GCatholic.org
• Catholic Hierarchy
• Diocese website Archived 2019-01-11 at the Wayback Machine