Diocese of

Governador Valadares

Brazil

Continent: South America

Rite: Roman (Latin)

Type: Diocese Diocese

Name: Governador Valadares / Valadaren(sis) (Latin)

Ecclesiastical Province: Mariana

Neighbouring Dioceses: Itabira–Fabriciano (↙), Guanhães (←), Teófilo Otoni (↑), São Mateus (→), Colatina (→), Vitória (↘), Caratinga (↓)

Depends on: Dicastery for Bishops

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Celebrations

Liturgical Calendar (National) 📅

History

1956.02.01: Established as Diocese of Governador Valadares / Valadaren(sis) (Latin) (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Diamantina, Diocese of Araçuaí and Diocese of Caratinga and became suffragan of Mariana)
1985.05.24: Lost territory to establish Diocese of Guanhães
2016.01.20: Gained territory from Diocese of Guanhães

Present Prelates

Bishop (2014.03.06 – ...):

Bishop Antônio Carlos Félix (68)

Ordinaries

Bishops of Governador Valadares (Roman Rite)

Bishop Antônio Carlos Félix (68)
(2014.03.06 – ...)

Bishop of Governador Valadares (Brazil)

Sirvamos sem temor

Born:	1957.12.05 (Caldas, MG, Brazil)
Ordained Priest:	1986.12.20
Consecrated Bishop:	2003.05.04

Priest of Pouso Alegre (Brazil) (1986.12.20 – 2003.02.05)

Bishop of Luz (Brazil) (2003.02.05 – 2014.03.06)

Bishop of Governador Valadares (Brazil) (2014.03.06 – ...)

Bishop Werner Franz Siebenbrock, S.V.D.
(2001.12.19 – 2014.03.06)

In verbo autem Tuo

Born:	1937.09.27 (Münster, Germany)
Ordained Priest:	1965.12.18
Consecrated Bishop:	1988.12.18
Died:	2019.12.24 (Juiz de Fora, MG, Brazil † 82)

Titular Bishop of Tacia montana (1988.10.12 – 1994.11.09)

Auxiliary Bishop of Belo Horizonte (Brazil) (1988.10.12 – 1994.11.09)

Bishop of Nova Iguaçu (Brazil) (1994.11.09 – 2001.12.19)

Bishop of Governador Valadares (Brazil) (2001.12.19 – 2014.03.06)

Bishop José Goncalves Heleno
(1977.12.07 – 2001.04.25)

Evangelizare divitias Christi

Born:	1927.11.03 (Cipotânea, MG, Brazil)
Ordained Priest:	1952.11.30
Consecrated Bishop:	1976.10.18
Died:	2021.09.01 (Caratinga, MG, Brazil † 93)

Coadjutor Bishop of Governador Valadares (Brazil) (1976.07.19 – 1977.12.07)

Bishop of Governador Valadares (Brazil) (1977.12.07 – 2001.04.25)

Bishop Hermínio Malzone Hugo
(1957.01.29 – 1977.12.07)

Born:	1915.03.06 (Guaxupé, MG, Brazil)
Ordained Priest:	1938.03.27
Consecrated Bishop:	1957.05.05
Died:	2002.02.20 (Guaxupé, MG, Brazil † 86)

Bishop of Governador Valadares (Brazil) (1957.01.29 – 1977.12.07)

Former Prelates

Coadjutor Bishop: Bishop José Goncalves Heleno (1976.07.19 – 1977.12.07)

Special Churches

Cathedral: Catedral Santo Antônio de Pádua, Governador Valadares, Minas Gerais

Churches by City (56)

Itabira–Fabriciano (↙), Guanhães (←), Teófilo Otoni (↑), São Mateus (→), Colatina (→), Vitória (↘), Caratinga (↓)

Statistics (2022.12.31)

Area: 14,588 km²

Population: 319,894 Catholics (61.9% of 516,400 total)

Pastoral Centres: 54 parishes

Personnel: 71 priests (57 diocesan, 14 religious), 24 deacons, 36 religious (22 brothers, 14 sisters), 22 seminarians

Pastoral Centres

Last updated on 2026.03.30

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