Diocese of Guanhães

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]

Diocese of Guanhães Dioecesis Guanhanensis Diocese de Guanhães
Location
Country	Brazil
Ecclesiastical province	Diamantina
Metropolitan	Diamantina
Statistics
Area	15,047 km2 (5,810 sq mi)
Population Total Catholics	(as of 2013) 283,000 252,000 (89%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Established	24 May 1985 (40 years ago)
Cathedral	Cathedral of St Michael in Guanhães
Current leadership
Pope	Leo XIV
Bishop	Jeremias Antônio de Jesus
Metropolitan Archbishop	Darci José Nicioli
Website
diocesedeguanhaes.com.br

Roman Catholic Diocese of Guanhães.

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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)
  • Antônio Felippe da Cunha, S.D.N. (8 December 1985 Appointed - 5 Mar 1995 Died)
  • Emanuel Messias de Oliveira (14 January 1998 Appointed - 16 February 2011 Appointed, Bishop of Caratinga, Minas Gerais)
  • Jeremias Antônio de Jesus (since 30 May 2012)

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