Roman Catholic Diocese of São João del Rei
Diocese of São João del Rei Dioecesis Sancti Ioannis a Rege | |
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Cathedral-Basilica of Our Lady of the Pillar | |
| Location | |
| Country | Brazil |
| Ecclesiastical province | Juiz de Fora |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 9,503 km2 (3,669 sq mi) |
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| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic Church |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 21 May 1960 (65 years ago) |
| Cathedral | Catedral Basílica Nossa Sehora do Pilar |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Leo XIV |
| Bishop | José Eudes Campos do Nascimento |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Gil Antônio Moreira |
| Bishops emeritus | Waldemar Chaves de Araújo |
The Diocese of São João del Rei (Latin: Dioecesis Sancti Ioannis a Rege) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical jurisdiction or diocese of the Catholic Church in Brazil. It is a suffragan in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Juiz de Fora.
Its cathedral is the Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of the Pillar, São João del Rei, a minor basilica, dedicated to Our Lady of the Pillar, in the city of São João del-Rei.