Roman Catholic Diocese of Governador Valadares

Catholic ecclesiastical territory
Diocese of Governador Valadares

Dioecesis Valadarensis
Catedral de Santo Antônio de Pádua
Location
CountryBrazil
Ecclesiastical provinceMariana
Statistics
Area15,023 km2 (5,800 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics		(as of 2004)
500,000
350,000 (70.0%)
Information
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
RiteRoman Rite
Established1 February 1956 (68 years ago)
CathedralCatedral Santo Antônio de Pádua
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopAntônio Carlos Félix
Metropolitan ArchbishopGeraldo Lyrio Rocha
Website
www.diocesegv.org.br
Regional CNBB Leste 2.
Map of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Governador Valadares.

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Governador Valadares (Latin: Dioecesis Valadarensis) is a diocese located in the city of Governador Valadares in the ecclesiastical province of Mariana in Brazil.[1]

History

On 1 February 1956 Pope Pius XII established the Diocese of Governador Valadares from the Diocese of Araçuaí, the Diocese of Caratinga and the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Diamantina.[2][3]

Bishops

Other priest of this diocese who became bishop

  • Emanuel Messias de Oliveira, appointed Bishop of Guanhães in 1998

References

  1. ^ "CNBB Leste 2". CNNB Leste 2. Retrieved 2023-02-19.
  2. ^ "Diocese of Governador Valadares". Catholic Hierarchy. Retrieved 2013-04-09.
  3. ^ "Diocese of Governador Valadares". GCatholic.org. Retrieved 2013-04-09.

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