Roman Catholic Diocese of Caratinga explained

Jurisdiction:	Diocese
Caratinga
Latin:	Dioecesis Caratingensis
Coat:	Diocesis Caratingensis.jpg
Country:	Brazil
Rite:	Latin Rite
Established:	15 December 1915 (years ago)
Cathedral:	Catedral São João Batista
Area Km2:	15,085
Population:	652,000
Population As Of:	2006
Catholics:	549,000
Catholics Percent:	84.2
Metro Archbishop:	Geraldo Lyrio Rocha
Website:	www.diocesecaratinga.org.br

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Caratinga (Latin: Dioecesis Caratingensis) is a diocese located in the city of Caratinga in the ecclesiastical province of Mariana in Brazil.^[1]

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

• GCatholic.org
• Catholic Hierarchy

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Notes and References

1. Web site: CNBB Leste 2 . 2023-02-19 . CNNB Leste 2.