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Diocese of Governador Valadares

Dioecesis Valadarensis



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Bishop(s)

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • Erected: 1 February 1956
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Mariana
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • State: Minas Gerais
  • Country: Brazil
  • Square Kilometers: 14,588 (5,634 Square Miles)
  • Conference Region: Leste 2
  • Official Web Site: https://diocesevaladares.com.br/
  • Mailing Address: Curia Diocesana, Av. Brazil 2770, 35020-070 Governador Valadares, MG, Brazil
  • Telephone: (033)3271-6056

Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
1 February 1956ErectedDiocese of Araçuaí (Arassuaí) (Galilee and part of Governador Valadares, and part of Aimorés, Conselheiro Pena, Itueta, and Resplendor)
Diocese of Caratinga (Itanhoni, Mutum, Pocrane, and Tumiritinga along with part of Governador Valadares, and parts of Aimorés, Conselheiro Pena, Itueta, and Resplendor)
Archdiocese of Diamantina (Açucena, Coroací, Virginópolis, and Virgoländia, and part of Governador Valadares)
Diocese of Governador Valadares (erected)
8 April 1976Territory LostDiocese of Governador Valadares (São Manoel de Mutum and Nossa Senhora da Penha in Pocrane) Diocese of Caratinga
8 April 1976Territory AddedDiocese of Caratinga (Engenheiro Caldas, Sobrália, and Fernandes Tourinho) Diocese of Governador Valadares
24 May 1985Territory LostArchdiocese of Diamantina (Agua Boa, Carmésia, Coluna, Conceiçâo do Mato Dentro, Congonhas do Norte, Dom Joaquim, Dores de Guanhäes, Guanhäes, Materlândia, Paulistas, Peçanha, Rio Vermelho, Sabinópolis, Santa Maria do Suaçul, São Joâo Evangelista, São José da Sañra, São José do ...)
Diocese of Governador Valadares (Divinolândia de Minas and Virginópolis)
Diocese of Itabira-Fabriciano (Braúnas, Ferros, Joanésia, Morro do Pilar, and Santo Antonio do Rio Abaixo)
Diocese of Guanhães (erected)
20 January 2016Territory AddedDiocese of Guanhães (São José da Safira) Diocese of Governador Valadares

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
1965490,000510,00096.1%13223514,000225526ap1967
1970488,600500,00097.7%10384810,1791436131ap1971
1976445,000510,00087.3%9314011,1252354432ap1977
1980496,000591,00083.9%8273514,1711304732ap1981
1990419,000480,00087.3%14233711,3241253430ap1991
1999420,000500,00084.0%2916459,333163232ap2000
2000415,000500,00083.0%2915449,431153034ap2001
2001386,000464,97783.0%3216488,041163836ap2002
2002390,000469,94483.0%2817458,666173740ap2003
2003390,000469,94483.0%3014448,8631143739ap2004
2004350,000500,00070.0%3818566,250212441ap2005
2006359,000513,00070.0%4310536,773133644ap2007
2013390,000555,00070.3%84191033,78628193076ap2014
2016399,000569,00070.1%5515705,70026162853ap2017
2019408,000582,40070.1%5510656,27625142053ap2020
2021306,000512,31759.7%6012724,25024171953ap2022

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.


Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased



Source(s)

  • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 48, Page 597, to Page 599
  • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 68, Page 354, and Page 355
  • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 108, Page 193

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