Diocese of Caratinga

Diocese of Caratinga Dioecesis Caratingensis
Location
Country	Brazil
Ecclesiastical province	Mariana
Statistics
Area	15,088 km2 (5,826 sq mi)
Population Total Catholics	(as of 2023) 722,300 511,000 (70.7%)
Parishes	58
Information
Denomination	Catholic Church
Sui iuris church	Latin Church
Rite	Roman Rite
Established	15 December 1915 (1915-12-15)
Cathedral	Catedral São João Batista
Secular priests	106 (75 Diocesan, 31 Religious Orders)
Current leadership
Pope	Leo XIV
Bishop	Juarez Delorto Secco
Metropolitan Archbishop	Airton José dos Santos
Bishops emeritus	Emanuel Messias de Oliveira
Map
Website
www.diocesecaratinga.org.br

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Caratinga (Latin: Dioecesis Caratingensis) 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 January 1918), did not take effect
• Manuel Nogueira Duarte † (4 April 1918 – 1919), resigned
• Carloto Fernandes da Silva Távora † (18 December 1919 – 29 November 1933)
• José Maria Parreira Lara † (28 September 1934 – 8 August 1936)
• 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), retired
• Emanuel Messias de Oliveira (16 February 2011 – 13 December 2023), retired
• Juarez Delorto Secco (13 December 2023 – Present)

Other priests of this diocese who became bishops

• Odilon Guimarães Moreira (1969-1999), appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Vitória, Espirito Santo
• Aldo di Cillo Pagotto, S.S.S. (1977-1985)
• Paulo Mendes Peixoto (1979-2005), appointed Bishop of São José do Rio Preto, São Paulo
• José Moreira Bastos Neto (1979-2009), appointed Bishop of Três Lagoas, Mato Grosso do Sul

References

• GCatholic.org
• Catholic Hierarchy