Roman Catholic Diocese of Guanhães
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Diocese of Guanhães Dioecesis Guanhanensis Diocese de Guanhães | |
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| Location | |
| Country |  Brazil |
| Ecclesiastical province | Diamantina |
| Metropolitan | Diamantina |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 15,047 km2 (5,810 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics (including non-members) | (as of 2013) 283,000 252,000 (89%) |
| Information | |
| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Established | 24 May 1985 (36 years ago) |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of St Michael in Guanhães |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | |
| 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.
History[]
- May 24, 1985: Established as Diocese of Guanhães from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Diamantina, Diocese of Governador Valadares and Diocese of Itabira–Fabriciano
Bishops[]
- Bishops of Guanhães (Roman rite)
- , (8 December 1985 Appointed - 5 Mar 1995 Died)
- (14 January 1998 Appointed - 16 February 2011 Appointed, Bishop of Caratinga, Minas Gerais)
- (since 30 May 2012)
Other priests of this diocese who became bishops[]
- , appointed Bishop of Araçuaí in 2012
- , appointed Bishop of São Luíz de Cáceres, Mato Grosso in 2017
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- Roman Catholic dioceses in Brazil
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- Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Diamantina
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