- Roman Catholic Diocese of Guanhães
Infobox Diocese| jurisdiction=Diocese
name= Guanhães
latin= Dioecesis Guanhanensis
country= Brazil| metropolitan= Diamantina
rite=Latin Rite
cathedral = Catedral São Miguel
cocathedral =
area= 15,047
population=269,931
population_as_of= 2004
catholics= 245,000
catholics_percent= 90.8
bishop=Emanuel Messias de Oliveira
coadjutor =
auxiliary_bishops =The Roman Catholic Diocese of Guanhães {Latin: " Guanhanen(sis)"} is a
diocese located in the city ofGuanhães in theEcclesiastical province of Diamantina in Brazil.History
* May 24, 1985: Established as Diocese of Guanhães from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Diamantina,
Diocese of Governador Valadares andDiocese of Itabira–Fabriciano Leadership
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Bishop s of Guanhães (Roman rite)
** Bishop Emanuel Messias de Oliveira (1998.01.14 – present)
** BishopAntônio Felippe da Cunha ,S.D.N. (1985.12.08 – 1995.03.05)References
* [http://www.gcatholic.com/dioceses/diocese/guan1.htm Giga-Catholic Information]
* [http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dguah.html Catholic Hierarchy]
* [http://www.diocesedeguanhaes.com.br/ Diocese website (Portuguese)]
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