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]
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
- 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
References
- 1."CNBB Leste 2". CNNB Leste 2. Retrieved 2023-02-19.