Roman Catholic Diocese of Corumbá

The Diocese of Corumbá (Latin: Dioecesis Corumbensis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church located in the city of Corumbá, Brazil. It is a suffragan in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese Campo Grande.

Diocese of Corumbá

Dioecesis Corumbensis

Diocese de Corumbá
Location
CountryBrazil
Ecclesiastical provinceCampo Grande
Statistics
Area62,890 km2 (24,280 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2006)
105,300
87,100 (82.7%)
Information
DenominationCatholic Church
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
RiteRoman Rite
Established5 April 1910 (113 years ago)
CathedralOur Lady of Candelaria Cathedral in Corumbá
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopJoão Aparecido Bergamasco, S.A.C.
Metropolitan ArchbishopDimas Lara Barbosa

History

  • March 10, 1910: Established as the Diocese of Corumbá with territory from the Diocese of Cuiabá

Bishops

  • Bishops of Corumbá, in reverse chronological order
    • Bishop João Aparecido Bergamasco, S.A.C. (2018.12.19 - present)
    • Bishop Segismundo Martínez Álvarez, S.D.B. (2004.12.07 – 2018.12.19)
    • Bishop Mílton Antônio dos Santos, S.D.B. (2000.05.31 – 2003.06.04), appointed Coadjutor Archbishop of Cuiabá, Mato Grosso
    • Bishop José Alves da Costa D.C. (1991.05.08 – 1999.07.21)
    • Bishop Pedro Fré, C.Ss.R. (1985.10.28 – 1989.12.02), appointed Bishop of Barretos, São Paulo
    • Bishop Vitório Pavanello, S.D.B. (1981.11.26 – 1984.11.26), appointed Coadjutor Archbishop of Campo Grande, Mato Grosso do Sul
    • Bishop Onofre Cândido Rosa, S.D.B. (1978.07.05 – 1981.02.16), appointed Bishop of Jardim, Mato Grosso do Sul
    • Bishop Ladislau Paz, S.D.B. (1957.11.28 – 1978.07.05)
    • Bishop Orlando Chaves, S.D.B. (1948.02.29 – 1956.12.18), appointed Archbishop of Cuiabá, Mato Grosso
    • Bishop Vicente Maria Bartholomeu Priante, S.D.B. (1933.05.13 – 1944.12.04)
    • Bishop Antônio de Almeida Lustosa, S.D.B. (1928.12.17 – 1931.07.10), appointed Archbishop of Fortaleza, Ceara
    • Bishop José Maurício da Rocha (1919.03.10 – 1927.02.04), appointed Bishop of Bragança Paulista, São Paulo
    • Bishop Helvécio Gomes de Oliveira, S.D.B. (1918.02.15 – 1918.06.18), appointed Bishop of São Luís do Maranhão; future Archbishop
    • Bishop Cyrillo de Paula Freitas (1911.03.13 – 1918.02.08)

Coadjutor bishop

Auxiliary bishop

  • Ladislau Paz, S.D.B. (1955-1957), appointed Bishop here

References

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