Diocese of Guanhães
Catholic ecclesiastical territory
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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]
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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
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| Parishes | 25 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic Church |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 24 May 1985 |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of St Michael in Guanhães |
| Secular priests | 29 (All Dioocesan) |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Leo XIV |
| Bishop | Otacílio Ferreira de Lacerda |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Darci José Nicioli, C.Ss.R. |
| Bishops emeritus | Jeremias Antônio de Jesus |
| Website | |
| diocesedeguanhaes.com.br | |
History
- 24 May 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)
- Antônio Felippe da Cunha, S.D.N. (8 December 1985 – 8 February 1995), resigned
- Apostolic Administrator José Gonçalves Heleno (19 July 1995 – 17 May 1998), Bishop of Governador Valadares, Minas Gerais
- Emanuel Messias de Oliveira (14 January 1998 – 16 February 2011), appointed Bishop of Caratinga, Minas Gerais
- Jeremias Antônio de Jesus (30 May 2012 – 4 July 2018), resigned
- Apostolic Administrator Darci José Nicioli, C.Ss.R. (4 July 2018 – 14 September 2019), Archbishop of Diamantina, Minas Gerais
- Otacílio Ferreira de Lacerda (19 June 2019 – Present)
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
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