Roman Catholic Diocese of Campos

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.

Diocese of Campos

Dioecesis Camposinus
Location
Country Brazil
Ecclesiastical provinceNiterói
Statistics
Area12,520 km2 (4,830 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics (including non-members)		(as of 2004)
986,000
854,000 (86.6%)
Information
RiteLatin Rite
Established4 December 1922 (98 years ago)
CathedralCatedral Basílica do Santíssimo Salvador
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopRoberto Francisco Ferrería Paz
Metropolitan ArchbishopJosé Rezende Francisco Dias
Bishops emeritusRoberto Gomes Guimarães

History

On December 4, 1922 it was established as the Diocese of Campos from the Diocese of Niterói.

Bishops

The Bishops of Campos (Roman rite) are, in reverse chronological order:

  • 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 (1981.08.29 – 1990.05.09), appointed Archbishop of Niterói, Rio de Janeiro
  • Bishop Antônio de Castro Mayer (1949.01.03 – 1981.08.29)
  • Archbishop (personal title) Octaviano Pereira de Albuquerque (1935.12.16 – 1949.01.03)
  • Bishop Henrique César Fernandes Mourão, S.D.B. (1925.05.01 – 1935.12.16), appointed Bishop of Cafelândia

Coadjutor bishop

Other priests of this diocese who became bishops
  • Fernando Arêas Rifan, appointed Coadjutor Apostolic Administrator of São João Maria Vianney, Rio de Janeiro in 2002
  • Luiz Henrique da Silva Brito, appointed Auxiliary Bishop of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro in 2012

References


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