Diocese of Luz

Diocese of Luz

*Dioecesis Luceatinus*

Diocese de Luz
Diocese of Luz; Dioecesis Luceatinus; Diocese de Luz
	Catedral Nossa Senhora da Luz
Location
Country	Brazil
Ecclesiastical province	Belo Horizonte
Metropolitan	Belo Horizonte
Statistics
Area	32,976 km2 (12,732 sq mi)
Population Total; Catholics;	(as of 2004); 441,000; 352,800 (80.0%);
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Established	18 July 1918 (107 years ago)
Cathedral	Cathedral of Our Lady of Luz in Luz
Current leadership
Pope	Leo XIV
Bishop	José Aristeu Vieira
Metropolitan Archbishop	Walmor Oliveira de Azevedo
Website
	Website of the Diocese

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Luz (Latin: Dioecesis Luceatinus) is a diocese located in the city of Luz in the ecclesiastical province of Belo Horizonte in Brazil.^[1]

History

July 18, 1918: Established as Diocese of Aterrado from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Mariana and Diocese of Uberaba
December 5, 1960: Renamed as Diocese of Luz

Bishops of Luz (Roman rite), in reverse chronological order
- Bishop José Aristeu Vieira (2015.02.25 - )
- Bishop Antonio Carlos Félix (2003.02.05 – 2014.03.06), appointed Bishop of Governador Valadares, Minas Gerais
- Bishop Eurico dos Santos Veloso (1994.05.18 – 2001.11.28), appointed Archbishop of Juiz de Fora, Minas Gerais
- Bishop Belchior Joaquim da Silva Neto, C.M. (1967.07.09 – 1994.05.18)
- Bishop Manoel Nunes Coelho (1960.12.05 – 1967.07.08)
Bishops of Aterrado (Roman Rite)
- Bishop Manoel Nunes Coelho (1920.06.10 – 1960.12.05)