| Jurisdiction: | Diocese |
| Araçuaí | |
| Latin: | Dioecesis Arassuahyensis |
| Local: | Diocese de Araçuaí |
| Rite: | Latin Rite |
| Established: | 25 August 1913 (years ago) |
| Cathedral: | Cathedral of St Joseph in Araçuaí |
| Area Km2: | 23,526 |
| Population: | 420,000 |
| Population As Of: | 2012 |
| Catholics: | 280,000 |
| Catholics Percent: | 66.7 |
| Bishop: | Esmeraldo Barreto de Farias |
| Metro Archbishop: | Darci José Nicioli |
| Emeritus Bishops: | Marcello Romano |
| Website: | www.diocesedearacuai.com.br |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Araçuaí (Latin: Dioecesis Arassuahyensis) is a diocese located in the city of Araçuaí in the ecclesiastical province of Diamantina in Brazil.[1]
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.[2] [3]