The Roman Catholic Diocese of Guanhães ( la, Dioecesis Guanhanensis) is a
diocese
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History
In the later organization of the Roman Empire, the increasingly subdivided Roman province, pro ...
located in the city of
Guanhães in the
Ecclesiastical province
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of
Diamantina
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Geography
Australia
* Diamantina Bowen (1833-1893), ''grande dame'' of Queensland and the wife of Sir George Bowen, the first Governor of Queensland.
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* Diam ...
in Brazil.
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
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Bishop
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s of Guanhães (Roman rite)
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Antônio Felippe da Cunha,
S.D.N. (8 December 1985 Appointed - 5 Mar 1995 Died)
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Emanuel Messias de Oliveira
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(14 January 1998 Appointed - 16 February 2011 Appointed, Bishop of Caratinga, Minas Gerais)
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Jeremias Antônio de Jesus
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(since 30 May 2012)
Other priests of this diocese who became bishops
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Marcello Romano, appointed Bishop of Araçuaí in 2012
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Jacy Diniz Rocha, appointed Bishop of São Luíz de Cáceres, Mato Grosso in 2017
References
GCatholic.orgDiocese website (Portuguese)
Roman Catholic dioceses in Brazil
Christian organizations established in 1985
Guanhães, Roman Catholic Diocese of
Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 20th century
1985 establishments in Brazil
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