Roman Catholic Diocese of Campos
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Diocese of Campos
Dioecesis CamposinusLocation Country Brazil Metropolitan Niterói Statistics Area 12,520 km2 (4,830 sq mi) Population
- Total
- Catholics(as of 2004)
986,000
854,000 (86.6%)Information Rite Latin Rite Cathedral Catedral Basílica do Santíssimo Salvador Current leadership Bishop Roberto Francisco Ferrería Paz The Roman Catholic Diocese of Campos (Latin: Dioecesis Camposinus) is a diocese located in the city of Campos dos Goytacazes in the Ecclesiastical province of Niterói in Brazil.
History
On December 4, 1922 it was established as the Diocese of Campos from the Diocese of Niterói.
Leadership
The Bishops of Campos (Roman rite) are:
- Bishop Roberto Francisco Ferrería Paz (2011.06.08 – present)
- Bishop Roberto Gomes Guimarães (1995.11.22 – 2011.06.08, retired)
- Bishop João Corso, S.D.B. (1990.10.12 – 1995.11.22, resigned)
- Bishop Carlos Alberto Etchandy Gimeno Navarro (later Archbishop) (1981.08.29 – 1990.05.09)
- Bishop Antônio de Castro Mayer (1949.01.03 – 1981.08.29)
- Archbishop Octaviano Pereira de Albuquerque (1935.12.16 – 1949.01.03)
- Bishop Henrique César Fernandes Mourão, S.D.B. (1925.05.01 – 1935.12.16)
References
Categories:- Roman Catholic dioceses in Brazil
- Religious organizations established in 1922
- Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Niterói
- Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 20th century
- Brazilian Roman Catholic diocese stubs
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