Roman Catholic Diocese of Governador Valadares

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Diocese of Governador Valadares

Dioecesis Valadarensis
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Catedral de Santo Antônio de Pádua
Location
Country Brazil
Ecclesiastical province Mariana
Statistics
Area15,023 km2 (5,800 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2004)
500,000
350,000 (70.0%)
Information
Sui iuris church Latin Church
Rite Roman Rite
Established1 February 1956 (67 years ago)
Cathedral Catedral Santo Antônio de Pádua
Current leadership
Pope Francis
BishopAntônio Carlos Félix
Metropolitan Archbishop Geraldo Lyrio Rocha
Website
www.diocesegv.org.br
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Map of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Governador Valadares.

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. [1]

Contents

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. [2] [3]

Bishops

Other priest of this diocese who became bishop

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References

  1. "CNBB Leste 2". CNNB Leste 2. Retrieved 2023-02-19.
  2. "Diocese of Governador Valadares". Catholic Hierarchy. Retrieved 2013-04-09.
  3. "Diocese of Governador Valadares". GCatholic.org. Retrieved 2013-04-09.

Coordinates: 18°51′22″S41°56′22″W / 18.8562°S 41.9395°W / -18.8562; -41.9395