Roman Catholic Diocese of Campos

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Rite Latin Rite Area 12,520 km²		Pope Francis Country Brazil
Population- Total- Catholics (as of 2004)986,000854,000 (86.6%) Established 4 December 1922 (94 years ago) Cathedral Catedral Basílica do Santíssimo Salvador Emeritus Bishops João Corso, S.D.B.Roberto Gomes Guimarães Bishop Roberto Francisco Ferrería Paz Ecclesiastical province Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Niterói

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.

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)

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