Diocese of

Governador Valadares

Brazil Brazil

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Continent: South America

Rite: Roman (Latin)

Type: Diocese Diocese

Name: Governador Valadares / Valadaren(sis) (Latin)

Ecclesiastical Province: Mariana

Depends on: Dicastery for Bishops

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Celebrations

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History

Present Prelates

Bishop (2014.03.06 – ...):Bishop Antônio Carlos Félix (66)Bishop Antônio Carlos Félix (66)

Ordinaries

Bishops of Governador Valadares (Roman Rite)

Bishop Antônio Carlos Félix (66)Bishop Antônio Carlos Félix (66)
(2014.03.06 – ...)

Bishop of Governador Valadares (Brazil)

Sirvamos sem temor

Born:1957.12.05 (Caldas, MG, Brazil)
Ordained Priest:1986.12.20
Consecrated Bishop:2003.05.04

Priest of Pouso Alegre (Brazil) (1986.12.20 – 2003.02.05)

Bishop of Luz (Brazil) (2003.02.05 – 2014.03.06)

Bishop of Governador Valadares (Brazil) (2014.03.06 – ...)

Bishop Werner Franz Siebenbrock, S.V.D.
(2001.12.19 – 2014.03.06)

In verbo autem Tuo

Born:1937.09.27 (Münster, Germany)
Ordained Priest:1965.12.18
Consecrated Bishop:1988.12.18
Died:2019.12.24 (Juiz de Fora, MG, Brazil † 82)

Titular Bishop of Tacia montana (1988.10.12 – 1994.11.09)

Auxiliary Bishop of Belo Horizonte (Brazil) (1988.10.12 – 1994.11.09)

Bishop of Nova Iguaçu (Brazil) (1994.11.09 – 2001.12.19)

Bishop of Governador Valadares (Brazil) (2001.12.19 – 2014.03.06)

Bishop José Goncalves Heleno
(1977.12.07 – 2001.04.25)

Evangelizare divitias Christi

Born:1927.11.03 (Cipotânea, MG, Brazil)
Ordained Priest:1952.11.30
Consecrated Bishop:1976.10.18
Died:2021.09.01 (Caratinga, MG, Brazil † 93)

Coadjutor Bishop of Governador Valadares (Brazil) (1976.07.19 – 1977.12.07)

Bishop of Governador Valadares (Brazil) (1977.12.07 – 2001.04.25)

Bishop Hermínio Malzone Hugo
(1957.01.29 – 1977.12.07)

Born:1915.03.06 (Brazil)
Ordained Priest:1938.03.27
Consecrated Bishop:1957.05.05
Died:2002.02.20 († 86)

Bishop of Governador Valadares (Brazil) (1957.01.29 – 1977.12.07)

Former Prelates

Special Churches

Churches by City (56)

Itabira–Fabriciano (↙), Guanhães (←), Teófilo Otoni (↑), São Mateus (→), Colatina (→), Vitória (↘), Caratinga (↓)

Statistics (2022.12.31)

Area: 14,588 km²

Population: 319,894 Catholics (61.9% of 516,400 total)

Pastoral Centres: 54 parishes

Personnel: 71 priests (57 diocesan, 14 religious), 24 deacons, 36 religious (22 brothers, 14 sisters), 22 seminarians

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