Roman Catholic Diocese of Bagé

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Bagé (Latin: Dioecesis Bagensis) is a diocese located in the city of Bagé in the Ecclesiastical province of Pelotas in Brazil.

Diocese of Bagé

Dioecesis Bagensis
Cathedral
Location
Country Brazil
Ecclesiastical provincePelotas
Statistics
Area35,554 km2 (13,727 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics (including non-members)
(as of 2004)
390,092
312,073 (80.0%)
Information
RiteLatin Rite
Established25 June 1960 (60 years ago)
CathedralCatedral São Sebastião
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopCleonir Paulo Dalbosco, O.F.M. Cap.
Metropolitan ArchbishopJacinto Bergmann
Bishops emeritusGílio Felício
Website
www.diocesebage.com

History

  • 25 June 1960: Established as Diocese of Bagé from the Diocese of Pelotas and Diocese of Uruguaiana

Bishops

  • Bishops of Bagé (Latin Rite)
    • José Gomes (18 March 1961 – 16 July 1968), appointed Bishop of Chapecó, Santa Catarina
    • Angelo Félix Mugnol (15 January 1969 – 12 February 1982)
    • Laurindo Guizzardi, C.S. (12 February 1982 - 28 November 2001), appointed Bishop of Foz do Iguaçu, Parana
    • Gílio Felício (11 December 2002 – 6 June 2018)
    • Cleonir Paulo Dalbosco, O.F.M. Cap. (26 September 2018 – present)

Coadjutor bishop

  • Laurindo Guizzardi, C.S. (1982)

Other priest of this diocese who became bishop

  • Roque Paloschi, appointed Bishop of Roraima, Roraima in 2005

References


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