| Jurisdiction: | Diocese |
| Governador Valadares | |
| Latin: | Dioecesis Valadarensis |
| Country: | Brazil |
| Sui Iuris Church: | Latin Church |
| Rite: | Roman Rite |
| Established: | 1 February 1956 (years ago) |
| Cathedral: | Catedral Santo Antônio de Pádua |
| Area Km2: | 15,023 |
| Population: | 500,000 |
| Population As Of: | 2004 |
| Catholics: | 350,000 |
| Catholics Percent: | 70.0 |
| Metro Archbishop: | Geraldo Lyrio Rocha |
| Bishop: | Antônio Carlos Félix |
| Website: | www.diocesegv.org.br |
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]
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]