Roman Catholic Diocese of Dourados

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Rite Latin Rite Area 68,300 km² Metropolitan archbishop Dimas Lara Barbosa		Pope Francis Country Brazil
Population- Total- Catholics (as of 2011)485,927353,000 (72.6%) Established 15 June 1957 (59 years ago) Cathedral Catedral Nossa Senhora da Conceição Emeritus Bishops Alberto Johannes Först, O.Carm. Ecclesiastical province Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Campo Grande

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Dourados (Latin: Dioecesis Auratopolitanus) is a diocese located in the city of Dourados in the Ecclesiastical province of Campo Grande in Brazil.

History

June 15, 1957: Established as Diocese of Dourados from the Diocese of Corumbá

Bishops of Dourados (Roman rite)

Bishop Redovino Rizzardo, C.S. (2001.12.05 – 2015.10.21)

Bishop Alberto Johannes Först, O. Carm. (1990.05.12 – 2001.12.05)

Bishop Teodardo Leitz, O.F.M. (1970.11.27 – 1990.05.12)

Bishop Carlos Schmitt, O.F.M. (1960.08.29 – 1970.02.14)

Bishop José de Aquino Pereira (1958.01.23 – 1960.03.26)

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