Diocese of Caratinga

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Caratinga () is a diocese located in the city of Caratinga in the ecclesiastical province of Mariana in Brazil.

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