Roman Catholic Diocese of Campos

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Diocese of Campos
Dioecesis Camposinus
Statistics
Country: Brazil
Metropolitan: Niterói
Rite: Latin Rite
Area: 12,520 km²
Population:
  Total:
  Catholics:
986,000 (2004)
854,000 (86.6%)
Cathedral: Catedral Basílica do Santíssimo Salvador
Ordinaries
Bishop: Roberto Gomes Guimarães

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Campos {Latin: Camposin(us)} is a diocese located in the city of Campos dos Goytacazes in the Ecclesiastical province of Niterói in Brazil.

[edit] History

  • December 4, 1922: Established as Diocese of Campos from the Diocese of Niterói

[edit] Leadership

  • Bishops of Campos (Roman rite)
    • Bishop Roberto Gomes Guimarães (1995.11.22 – present)
    • Bishop João Corso, S.D.B. (1990.10.12 – 1995.11.22)
    • 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)

[edit] References

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