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Suffragan diocese Governador Valadares, Brazil

Diocese of Governador Valadares

Valadaren(sis)

The Diocese of Governador Valadares is a Latin Church diocese in eastern Minas Gerais, Brazil, suffragan to the Archdiocese of Mariana. It was established by Pope Pius XII in 1956.

On the map

Esri
The address the register holds for Cathedral of Saint Anthony of Padua, in Governador Valadares, Brazil.

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Established
1956
Catholics
319,894
Priests
71
Territory
15,023 km²

Parishes and churches

52 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.

This is our recorded coverage, not an official diocesan parish count. Confirm service times with the parish before travelling.

The bishop

Bishop
Antônio Carlos Félix
Born
5 December 1957
Birthplace
Caldas

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The cathedral

Cathedral of Saint Anthony of Padua stands in Governador Valadares, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.

On what a cathedral is, see the cathedral; every see church on earth is gathered at the cathedrals.

History

Governador Valadares gives its name to this Brazilian diocese (Latin: Dioecesis Valadarensis), which forms part of the ecclesiastical province of Mariana.