Diocese of Mariana

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The Diocese of Mariana is a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical territory in Brazil, historically significant as one of the country’s oldest dioceses and a key center of colonial-era religious life.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Latin Rite ecclesiastical territory
Roman Catholic diocese
belongsToConference National Conference of Bishops of Brazil
cathedral Catedral Basílica Nossa Senhora da Assunção
Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of the Assumption, Mariana
continent South America
country Brazil
denomination Roman Catholic Church
linked to: Roman Catholicism
elevatedToArchdiocese 1906
establishedAsDiocese 1745
followsCanonLawOf Code of Canon Law of the Catholic Church
formerName Diocese of Mariana (before elevation to archdiocese)
linked to: Diocese of Mariana
governedBy archbishop
hasEcclesiasticalJurisdictionOver Catholics residing in its defined territorial boundaries
hasHistoricalImportanceIn evangelization of colonial Brazil
hasSeeCity Mariana
hasType metropolitan archdiocese
heritageSignificance important center of baroque religious art and architecture in Minas Gerais
historicalRole key center of colonial-era religious life in Brazil
isOneOfOldestDiocesesIn Brazil
languageOfLiturgy Portuguese
locatedIn Mariana, Minas Gerais
locatedInEcclesiasticalProvince Ecclesiastical province of Mariana
metropolitanSeeOf Ecclesiastical province of Mariana
primaryPatronSaint Our Lady of the Assumption
region state of Minas Gerais
rite Roman Rite
subjectTo Holy See
suiIurisChurch Latin Church
territoryIncludes parts of central Minas Gerais
usesTitle Arquidiocese de Mariana

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Archdiocese of Braga metropolitanSeeOf Diocese of Mariana
Diocese of Mariana formerName Diocese of Mariana (before elevation to archdiocese)
linked to: Diocese of Mariana