Roman Catholic Diocese of Governador Valadares

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Governador Valadares (Dioecesis Valadarensis) 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