Roman Catholic Diocese of Araçuaí

{{Short description|Catholic ecclesiastical territory}}

{{Infobox diocese

|jurisdiction = Diocese

|name = Araçuaí

|latin = Dioecesis Arassuahyensis

|local = Diocese de Araçuaí

|image =

|caption =

|country = {{flag|Brazil}}

|province = Diamantina

|metropolitan = Diamantina

|rite = Latin Rite

|established = 25 August 1913 ({{age|1913|8|25}} years ago)

|cathedral = Cathedral of St Joseph in Araçuaí

|cocathedral =

|area_km2 = 23,526

|population = 420,000

|population_as_of = 2012

|catholics = 280,000

|catholics_percent= 66.7

|pope = {{Incumbent pope}}

|bishop = Esmeraldo Barreto de Farias

|metro_archbishop = Darci José Nicioli

|coadjutor =

|auxiliary_bishops=

|emeritus_bishops = Marcello Romano

|map =

|website = [http://www.diocesedearacuai.com.br/n/ www.diocesedearacuai.com.br]

}}

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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Araçuaí ({{langx|la|Dioecesis Arassuahyensis}}) is a diocese located in the city of Araçuaí in the ecclesiastical province of Diamantina in Brazil.{{Cite web |title=CNBB Leste 2 |url=https://www.cnbbleste2.org.br/noticia/ |access-date=2023-02-19 |website=CNNB Leste 2}}

According to biographical information contained in the Vatican Press Office's News.va and Vatican Information Service's (VIS) daily bulletins (in the section regarding episcopal appointments) for Wednesday, June 13, 2012, Pope Benedict XVI appointed the Reverend Father Marcello Romano, a member of the clergy of, and at the time the Diocesan Administrator of, the Roman Catholic Diocese of Guanhaes, as the ninth Bishop of Araçuaí. For more information on the then Bishop-elect of this Diocese, please see the two news releases.{{Cite web|url=http://www.news.va/en/news/other-pontifical-acts-184|title = News from the Vatican - News about the Church - Vatican News}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.microsofttranslator.com/BV.aspx?ref=IE8Activity&a=http%3A%2F%2Fpress.catholica.va%2Fnews_services%2Fbulletin%2Fnews%2F29346.php%3Findex%3D29346%26lang%3Den|title = Web Translator}}