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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) 652,000 549,000 (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.

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History

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

    • Leadership

  • 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)

    • References

    Roman Catholic Diocese of Caratinga Wikipedia
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