Roman Catholic Diocese of Divinópolis

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Divinópolis (Dioecesis Divinopolitanus) is a diocese located in the city of Divinópolis in the ecclesiastical province of Belo Horizonte in Brazil.

History

 * July 11, 1958: Established as Diocese of Divinópolis from the Diocese of Aterrado and Metropolitan Archdiocese of Belo Horizonte

Bishops

 * Bishops of Divinópolis (Roman rite), listed in reverse chronological order)
 * Bishop José Carlos de Souza Campos (2014.02.26 - Present)
 * Bishop Tarcísio Nascentes dos Santos (2009.02.11 – 2012.08.01), appointed Bishop of Duque de Caxias, Rio de Janeiro
 * Bishop José Belvino do Nascimento (1989.02.27 – 2009.02.11)
 * Bishop José Costa Campos (1979.03.26 – 1989.02.27)
 * Bishop Cristiano Portela de Araújo Pena (1959.02.19 – 1979.03.26)

Other priests of this diocese who became bishops

 * Gil Antônio Moreira, appointed Auxiliary Bishop of São Paulo in 1999
 * Moacir Silva Arantes, appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Goiânia, Goias in 2016
 * Francisco Cota de Oliveira, appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Curitiba, Parana in 2017