The Roman Catholic Diocese of Caratinga () is a diocese located in the city of Caratinga in the ecclesiastical province of Mariana in Brazil.
History 15 December 1915: Established as Diocese of Caratinga from the Diocese of Amazonas
Bishops Bishops of Caratinga (Roman rite) Joaquim Mamede da Silva Leite † (28 January 1918), did not take effect Manuel Nogueira Duarte † (4 April 1918 – 1919), resigned Carloto Fernandes da Silva Távora † (18 December 1919 – 29 November 1933) José Maria Parreira Lara † (28 September 1934 – 8 August 1936) João Batista Cavati, C.M. † (30 July 1938 – 20 October 1956), resigned José Eugênio Corrêa † (19 August 1957 – 27 November 1978), resigned Hélio Gonçalves Heleno † (27 November 1978 – 16 February 2011), retired Emanuel Messias de Oliveira (16 February 2011 – 13 December 2023), retired Juarez Delorto Secco (13 December 2023 – Present)
Other priests of this diocese who became bishops Odilon Guimarães Moreira (1969-1999), appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Vitória, Espirito Santo Aldo di Cillo Pagotto, S.S.S. (1977-1985) Paulo Mendes Peixoto (1979-2005), appointed Bishop of São José do Rio Preto, São Paulo José Moreira Bastos Neto (1979-2009), appointed Bishop of Três Lagoas, Mato Grosso do Sul
References
GCatholic.org Catholic Hierarchy