Roman Catholic Diocese of Caratinga

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.

Diocese of Caratinga Dioecesis Caratingensis
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

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Roman Catholic Diocese of Caratinga.

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

• GCatholic.org
• Catholic Hierarchy