Sui iuris church Latin Church Pope Francis Country Brazil | Rite Roman Rite Area 15,023 km² | |
Population
- Total
- Catholics (as of 2004)
500,000
350,000 (70.0%) Established 1 February 1956 (61 years ago) Cathedral Catedral Santo Antônio de Pádua Ecclesiastical province Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Mariana | ||
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.
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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.
Leadership
References
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