Roman Catholic Diocese of Patos de Minas
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Patos de Minas is a diocese located in the city of Patos de Minas in the Ecclesiastical province of Uberaba in Brazil.History
- 5 April 1955: Established as Diocese of Patos de Minas from the Diocese of Uberaba
Bishops
- Bishops of Patos de Minas
- * Bishop José André Coimbra
- * Bishop Jorge Scarso, O.F.M. Cap.
- * Bishop João Bosco Oliver de Faria, appointed Archbishop of Diamantina, Minas Gerais
- * Bishop Cláudio Nori Sturm, O.F.M. Cap.
Coadjutor bishop
- José Belvino do Nascimento, did not succeed to see; appointed Bishop of Divinópolis, Minas Gerais
Auxiliary bishop
- Jorge Scarso, O.F.M. Cap., appointed Bishop here
Other priests of this diocese who became bishops
- Paulo Sérgio Machado, appointed Bishop of Ituiutaba, Minas Gerais in 1989
- José Moreira de Melo, appointed Bishop of Itapeva, Sao PauloPriest in 1996
