Diocese of Caratinga Dioecesis Caratingensis | |
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 Coat of arms | |
| Location | |
| Country |  Brazil |
| Ecclesiastical province | Mariana |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 15,085 km2 (5,824 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2006) 652,000 549,000 (84.2%) |
| Information | |
| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Established | 15 December 1915 (108 years ago) |
| Cathedral | Catedral São João Batista |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Emanuel Messias de Olveria |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Geraldo Lyrio Rocha |
| Website | |
| www.diocesecaratinga.org.br | |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Caratinga (Latin: Dioecesis Caratingensis) is a diocese located in the city of Caratinga in the ecclesiastical province of Mariana in Brazil.[1]
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History
- 15 December 1915: Established as Diocese of Caratinga from the Diocese of Amazonas
Bishops
- Bishops of Caratinga (Roman rite)
- Joaquim Mamede da Silva Leite † (28 June 1918), did not take effect
- Manuel Nogueira Duarte † (4 April 1918), did not take effect
- Carloto Fernandes da Silva Távora † (18 December 1919 - 29 November 1933) Died
- José Maria Parreira Lara † (28 September 1934 - 8 August 1936) Died
- João Batista Cavati, C.M. † (30 July 1938 - 20 October 1956) Resigned
- José Eugênio Corrêa † (19 August 1957 - 27 November 1978) Resigned
- Hélio Gonçalves Heleno † (27 November 1978 - 16 February 2011) Resigned
- Emanuel Messias de Oliveira (16 February 2011 – 13 December 2023) Resigned
- Juarez Delorto Secco (13 December 2023 – present)
Other priests of this diocese who became bishops
- Odilon Guimarães Moreira, appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Vitória, Espirito Santo in 1999
- Paulo Mendes Peixoto, appointed Bishop of São José do Rio Preto, São Paulo in 2005
- José Moreira Bastos Neto, appointed Bishop of Três Lagoas, Mato Grosso do Sul in 2009
References
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