Roman Catholic Diocese of Campos
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Statistics | |
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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)