Diocese of Januária

Diocese of Januária Dioecesis Ianuariensis
Location
Country	Brazil
Ecclesiastical province	Montes Claros
Statistics
Area	37,961 km2 (14,657 sq mi)
Population Total Catholics	(as of 2004) 287,150 260,000 (90.5%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Established	15 June 1957 (68 years ago)
Cathedral	Catedral Nossa Senhora das Dores
Current leadership
Pope	Leo XIV
Bishop	Dorival Souza Barreto Júnior
Metropolitan Archbishop	José Carlos de Souza Campos

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Januária (Latin: Dioecesis Ianuariensis) is a diocese located in the city of Januária in the ecclesiastical province of Montes Claros in Brazil.^[1]

• 15 June 1957: Established as Diocese of Januária from the Diocese of Montes Claros and Territorial Prelature of Paracatu

• Bishops of Januária (Roman rite)
  • Daniel Tavares Baeta Neves † (16 May 1958 - 1 June 1962) Resigned
  • João Batista Przyklenk, M.S.F. † (1 June 1962 - 1 March 1976) appointed, Vicar Apostolic of Tromsø
  • Anselmo Müller, M.S.F. † (25 April 1984 - 12 November 2008) Retired
  • José Moreira da Silva (12 Nov 2008–present)
  • Dorival Souza Barreto Júnior (since 18 June 2025)

• Giga-Catholic Information
• Catholic Hierarchy

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