Roman Catholic Diocese of Campanha

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Rite Latin Rite Pope Francis Area 15,420 km²		Cathedral Catedral Santo Antônio Bishop Pedro Cunha Cruz Country Brazil
Population- Total- Catholics (as of 2004)662,483647,433 (97.7%) Established 8 September 1907 (109 years ago) Ecclesiastical province Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Pouso Alegre

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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Campanha (Latin: Dioecesis Campaniensis in Brasilia) is a diocese located in the city of Campanha in the Ecclesiastical province of Pouso Alegre in Brazil.

8 September 1907: Established as Diocese of Campanha from the Diocese of São Paulo

Minor Basilicas:

Basílica Nossa Senhora da Conceição, Conceição do Rio Verde, Minas Gerais

Basílica Nossa Senhora das Dores, Boa Esperança, Minas Gerais

Bishops of Campanha (Roman rite)

Bishop Pedro Cunha Cruz (2015.11.25 - Present)

Bishop Diamantino Prata de Carvalho, O.F.M. (1998.03.25 – 2015.11.25)

Bishop Aloísio Roque Oppermann, S.C.J. (later Archbishop) (1991.05.15 – 1996.02.28)

Bishop Aloísio Ariovaldo Amaral, C.Ss.R. (1984.04.14 – 1991.05.15)

Bishop Othon Motta (1960.05.16 – 1982.01.16)

Bishop Inocêncio Engelke, O.F.M. (1935.12.25 – 1960.06.16)

Bishop João de Almeida Ferrão (1909.04.29 – 1935.12.25)

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