Roman Catholic Diocese of Caratinga

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|jurisdiction = Diocese

|name = Caratinga

|latin = Dioecesis Caratingensis

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|coat = Diocesis Caratingensis.jpg

|country = {{flag|Brazil}}

|province = Mariana

|rite = Latin Rite

|established = 15 December 1915 ({{age|1915|12|15}} years ago)

|cathedral = Catedral São João Batista

|cocathedral =

|area_km2 = 15,085

|population = 652,000

|population_as_of = 2006

|catholics = 549,000

|catholics_percent= 84.2

|pope = {{Incumbent pope}}

|metro_archbishop = Geraldo Lyrio Rocha

|bishop = Emanuel Messias de Olveria

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|website = [http://www.diocesecaratinga.org.br/home/ www.diocesecaratinga.org.br]

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

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

[http://www.gcatholic.org/dioceses/diocese/cara4.htm GCatholic.org]
[http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dcrtn.html Catholic Hierarchy]

Category:Roman Catholic dioceses in Brazil

Category:Christian organizations established in 1915

Caratinga, Roman Catholic Diocese of

Category:Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 20th century