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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) 986,000 854,000 (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.

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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

    Roman Catholic Diocese of Campos Wikipedia
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