The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Pouso Alegre () is an archdiocese located in the city of Pouso Alegre in Brazil.
History
On 4 August 1900, Pope Leo XIII established the Diocese of Pouso Alegre from the Diocese of Mariana. Blessed John XXIII elevated the diocese to the a Metropolitan Archdiocese on 14 April 1962.
Special churches
Minor Basilicas: Basilica de Nossa Senhora do Carmo, Borda da Mata, Minas Gerais
Bishops
Ordinaries, in reverse chronological order
Archbishops of Pouso Alegre (Roman rite), below
Archbishop José Luiz Majella Delgado (2014.05.28 – present) Archbishop Ricardo Pedro Chaves Pinto Filho, O. Praem. (1996.10.16 – 2014.05.28) Archbishop João Bergese (1991.05.05 – 1996.03.21) Archbishop José d’Angelo Neto (1962.04.14 – 1990.05.31), below Bishops of Pouso Alegre (Roman Rite) Bishop José d’Angelo Neto (later Archbishop) (1960.03.12 – 1962.04.14) Bishop Octávio Augusto Chagas de Miranda (1916.02.14 – 1959.10.29) Bishop Antônio Augusto de Assis (1909.11.29 – 1916.02.07), appointed Bishop of Guaxupé, Minas Gerais; future Archbishop Bishop João Batista Corrêa Nery (1901.05.18 – 1908.08.03), appointed Bishop of Campinas
Coadjutor bishop
Oscar de Oliveira (1954-1959), did not succeed to see; appointed Coadjutor Archbishop of Mariana, Minas Gerais
Auxiliary bishops
Antônio Augusto de Assis (1907-1909), appointed Bishop here
João Bosco Oliver de Faria (1987-1992), appointed Bishop of Patos de Minas, Minas Gerais José Francisco Rezende Dias (2001-2005), appointed Bishop of Duque de Caxias, Rio de Janeiro
Other priests of this diocese who became bishops
Antônio Carlos Félix, appointed Bishop of Luz, Minas Gerais in 2003
Marco Aurélio Gubiotti, appointed Bishop of Itabira-Fabriciano, Minas Gerais in 2013 Edson José Oriolo dos Santos, appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais in 2015