Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Pouso Alegre

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Pouso Alegre (Archidioecesis Pouso Alegre) is an archdiocese located in the city of Pouso Alegre in Brazil.

History
On 4 August 1900, Pope Leo XIII established the Diocese of Pouso Alegre from the Diocese of Mariana. Blessed John XXIII elevated the diocese to the a Metropolitan Archdiocese on 14 April 1962.

Special churches

 * Minor Basilicas:
 * Basilica de Nossa Senhora do Carmo, Borda da Mata, Minas Gerais

Ordinaries, in reverse chronological order

 * Archbishops of Pouso Alegre (Roman rite), below
 * Archbishop José Luiz Majella Delgado (2014.05.28 – present)
 * Archbishop Ricardo Pedro Chaves Pinto Filho, O. Praem. (1996.10.16 – 2014.05.28)
 * Archbishop João Bergese (1991.05.05 – 1996.03.21)
 * Archbishop José d’Angelo Neto (1962.04.14 – 1990.05.31), below
 * Bishops of Pouso Alegre (Roman Rite)
 * Bishop José d’Angelo Neto (later Archbishop) (1960.03.12 – 1962.04.14)
 * Bishop Octávio Augusto Chagas de Miranda (1916.02.14 – 1959.10.29)
 * Bishop Antônio Augusto de Assis (1909.11.29 – 1916.02.07), appointed Bishop of Guaxupé, Minas Gerais; future Archbishop
 * Bishop João Batista Corrêa Nery (1901.05.18 – 1908.08.03), appointed Bishop of Campinas

Coadjutor bishop

 * Oscar de Oliveira (1954-1959), did not succeed to see; appointed Coadjutor Archbishop of Mariana, Minas Gerais

Auxiliary bishops

 * Antônio Augusto de Assis (1907-1909), appointed Bishop here
 * João Bosco Oliver de Faria (1987-1992), appointed Bishop of Patos de Minas, Minas Gerais
 * José Francisco Rezende Dias (2001-2005), appointed Bishop of Duque de Caxias, Rio de Janeiro

Other priests of this diocese who became bishops

 * Antônio Carlos Félix, appointed Bishop of Luz, Minas Gerais in 2003
 * Marco Aurélio Gubiotti, appointed Bishop of Itabira-Fabriciano, Minas Gerais in 2013
 * Edson José Oriolo dos Santos, appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais in 2015

Suffragan dioceses

 * Diocese of Campanha
 * Diocese of Guaxupé