Roman Catholic Diocese of Caratinga

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Rite Latin Rite Area 15,085 km²		Pope Francis Country Brazil
Population- Total- Catholics (as of 2006)652,000549,000 (84.2%) Established 15 December 1915 (101 years ago) Cathedral Catedral São João Batista Bishop Emanuel Messias de Olveria Ecclesiastical province Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Mariana

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.

History

15 December 1915: Established as Diocese of Caratinga from the Diocese of Amazonas

Bishops of Caratinga (Roman rite)

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 - present)

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