Roman Catholic Diocese of Guanhães

Diocese of Guanhães

Dioecesis Guanhanensis

Diocese de Guanhães
Location
Country Brazil
Ecclesiastical provinceDiamantina
MetropolitanDiamantina
Statistics
Area15,047 km2 (5,810 sq mi)
Population
  • Total
  • Catholics
  • (as of 2013)
  • 283,000
  • 252,000 (89%)
Information
RiteLatin Rite
Established24 May 1985 (40 years ago)
CathedralCathedral of St Michael in Guanhães
Current leadership
PopeLeo XIV
BishopJeremias Antônio de Jesus
Metropolitan ArchbishopDarci José Nicioli
Website
diocesedeguanhaes.com.br

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Guanhães (Latin: Dioecesis Guanhanensis) is a diocese located in the city of Guanhães in the ecclesiastical province of Diamantina in Brazil.[1]

History

Bishops

  • Bishops of Guanhães (Roman rite)
    • Antônio Felippe da Cunha, S.D.N. (8 December 1985 Appointed - 5 Mar 1995 Died)
    • Emanuel Messias de Oliveira (14 January 1998 Appointed - 16 February 2011 Appointed, Bishop of Caratinga, Minas Gerais)
    • Jeremias Antônio de Jesus (since 30 May 2012)

Other priests of this diocese who became bishops

  • Marcello Romano, appointed Bishop of Araçuaí in 2012
  • Jacy Diniz Rocha, appointed Bishop of São Luíz de Cáceres, Mato Grosso in 2017

References

  1. ^ "CNBB Leste 2". CNNB Leste 2. Retrieved 2023-02-19.