Roman Catholic Diocese of Caratinga

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Diocese of Caratinga
Dioecesis Caratingensis
Statistics
Country: Brazil
Metropolitan: Mariana
Rite: Latin Rite
Area: 15,085 km²
Population:
  Total:
  Catholics:
652,000 (2006)
549,000 (84.2%)
Cathedral: Catedral São João Batista
Ordinaries
Bishop: Hélio Gonçalves Heleno

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Caratinga {Latin: Caratingen(sis)} is a diocese located in the city of Caratinga in the Ecclesiastical province of Mariana in Brazil.

[edit] History

[edit] Leadership

  • Bishops of Caratinga (Roman rite)
    • Bishop Hélio Gonçalves Heleno (1978.11.27 – present)
    • Bishop José Eugênio Corrêa (1957.08.19 – 1978.11.27)
    • Bishop João Batista Cavati, C.M. (1938.07.30 – 1956.10.20)
    • Bishop José Maria Perreira Lara (1934.09.28 – 1936.08.08)
    • Bishop Carloto Fernandes da Silva Távora (1919.12.18 – 1933.11.29)

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