Archdiocese of Pouso Alegre
Archidioecesis Pouso Alegre
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| Location | |
| Country | Brazil |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 12,620 km2 (4,870 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2004) 730,918 660,580 (90.4%) |
| Information | |
| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Established | 4 August 1900 (123 years ago) |
| Cathedral | Good Jesus Cathedral, Pouso Alegre |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | José Luiz Majella Delgado |
| Website | |
| arquidiocesepa | |
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Pouso Alegre (Latin: Archidioecesis Pouso Alegre) is an archdiocese located in the city of Pouso Alegre in Brazil.[1]
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.[2][3]
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