The Roman Catholic Diocese of Governador Valadares () is a diocese located in the city of Governador Valadares in the ecclesiastical province of Mariana in Brazil.
History On 1 February 1956 Pope Pius XII established the Diocese of Governador Valadares from the Diocese of Araçuaí, the Diocese of Caratinga and the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Diamantina.
Bishops Bishops of Governador Valadares (Latin Church) Hermínio Malzone Hugo (1957.01.29 – 1977.12.07) José Gonçalves Heleno (1977.12.07 – 2001.04.25) Werner Franz Siebenbrock, S.V.D. (2001.12.19 – 2014.03.06) Antônio Carlos Félix (2014.03.06 -
Other priest of this diocese who became bishop Emanuel Messias de Oliveira, appointed Bishop of Guanhães in 1998
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