Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Uberaba



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

History

 * 29 September 1907: Established as Diocese of Uberaba from the Diocese of Goiás
 * 14 April 1962: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Uberaba

Ordinaries, in reverse chronological order

 * Archbishops of Uberaba (Roman rite), below
 * Archbishop Paulo Mendes Peixoto, (2014.03.07)
 * Archbishop Aloísio Roque Oppermann, S.C.J. (1996.02.28 – 2012.03.07)
 * Archbishop Benedito de Ulhôa Vieira (1978.07.14 – 1996.02.28)
 * Archbishop Alexandre Gonçalves do Amaral (1962.04.14 – 1978.07.14)
 * Bishops of Uberaba (Roman Rite), below
 * Bishop Alexandre Gonçalves do Amaral (later Archbishop) (1939.08.05 – 1962.04.14)
 * Bishop Antonio Colturato, O.F.M. Cap. (1929.08.02 – 1938.04.12), appointed Bishop of Botucatu
 * Bishop Antônio de Almeida Lustosa, S.D.B. (1924.07.04 – 1928.12.17), appointed Bishop of Corumbá, Mato Grosso do Sul; future Archbishop
 * Bishop José Tupinambá da Frota (1923.04.06 – 1924.03.10), appointed Bishop of Sobral, Ceara
 * Bishop Eduardo Duarte e Silva (1907.11.06 – 1923.05.14), appointed titular Archbishop upon resignation

Coadjutor archbishop

 * José Pedro de Araújo Costa (1968-1978), did not succeed to see

Other priests of this diocese who became bishops

 * Almir Marques Ferreira, appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Sorocaba in 1957
 * Antônio Braz Benevente, appointed Bishop of Jacarezinho, Parana in 2010

Suffragan dioceses

 * Diocese of Ituiutaba
 * Diocese of Patos de Minas
 * Diocese of Uberlândia