Roman Catholic Diocese of Caratinga
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Caratinga is a diocese
located in the city of Caratinga
in the Ecclesiastical province
of Mariana
in Brazil.
Diocese
A diocese is the district or see under the supervision of a bishop. It is divided into parishes.An archdiocese is more significant than a diocese. An archdiocese is presided over by an archbishop whose see may have or had importance due to size or historical significance...
located in the city of Caratinga
Caratinga
Caratinga is a city and municipality in eastern Minas Gerais state, Brazil. The population in 2009 was 85,472 inhabitants and the total area of the municipality was 1251 km2...
in the Ecclesiastical province
Ecclesiastical Province
An ecclesiastical province is a large jurisdiction of religious government, so named by analogy with a secular province, existing in certain hierarchical Christian churches, especially in the Catholic Church and Orthodox Churches and in the Anglican Communion...
of Mariana
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Mariana
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Mariana is an archdiocese located in the city of Mariana in Brazil.-History:* December 6, 1745: Established as Diocese of Mariana from the Diocese of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro...
in Brazil.
History
- December 15. 1915: Established as Diocese of Caratinga from the Diocese of Amazonas
Leadership
- BishopBishopA bishop is an ordained or consecrated member of the Christian clergy who is generally entrusted with a position of authority and oversight. Within the Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox Churches, in the Assyrian Church of the East, in the Independent Catholic Churches, and in the...
s of Caratinga (Roman rite)- Bishop Hélio Gonçalves Heleno (1978.11.27 – present)
- Bishop José Eugênio CorrêaJosé Eugênio CorrêaJosé Eugênio Corrêa was a Brazilian bishop of the Roman Catholic Church. Corrêa was born in Lima Duarte, Brazil in 1914. On 26 October 1941 Corrêa was ordained a priest for the Archidocese of Juiz de Fora. He was appointed bishop of the Diocese of Caratinga on 19 August 1957 and was ordained on 10...
(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)