Roman Catholic Diocese of Coxim
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Coxim (Latin: Dioecesis Coxinensis) is a Latin Rite suffragan diocese in the Ecclesiastical province of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Campo Grande in Mato Grosso do Sul state, southwestern inland Brazil.
Diocese of Coxim Dioecesis Coxinensis Diocese de Coxim | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Country |  Brazil |
| Ecclesiastical province | Campo Grande |
| Metropolitan | Campo Grande |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 45,000 km2 (17,000 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics (including non-members) | (as of 2006) 131,500 92,000 (70.0%) |
| Information | |
| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Established | 3 January 1978 (43 years ago) |
| Cathedral | Catedral São José |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Antonino Migliore |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Dimas Lara Barbosa |
| Website | |
| Website of the Diocese | |
Its cathedral episcopal see is Catedral São José, dedicated to Saint Joseph, in the city of Coxim.
History
- Established on January 3, 1978 as Territorial Prelature of Coxim, on territory split off from the then Diocese of Campo Grande (now its Metropolitan)
- November 13, 2002: Promoted as Diocese of Coxim
Statistics and extent
As per 2014, it pastorally served 110,000 Catholics (78.0% of 141,000 total) on 45,000 km² (the municipalities Coxim, Alcinópolis, Camapuã, Costa Rica, Figueirão, Pedro Gomes, Rio Negro, Rio Verde de Mato Grosso, São Gabriel do Oeste and Sonora) in 14 parishes with 17 priests (15 diocesan, 2 religious), 1 deacon, 22 lay religious (4 brothers, 18 sisters) and 8 seminarians.
Episcopal ordinaries
(all Roman Rite)
- Territorial (Bishop-)Prelates of Coxim
- Clóvis Frainer, Capuchin Friars Minor (O.F.M. Cap.) (1978.01.03 – 1985.01.05), next Metropolitan Archbishop of Manaus (Brazil) (1985.01.05 – 1991.05.22), Metropolitan Archbishop of Juiz de Fora (Brazil) (1991.05.22 – retired 2001.11.28); died 2017
- Ângelo Domingos Salvador, O.F.M. Cap. (1986.05.16 – 1991.07.17), previously Titular Bishop of Selia (1981.03.16 – 1986.05.16) as Auxiliary Bishop of Archdiocese of São Salvador da Bahia (Brazil) (1981.03.16 – 1986.05.16); later Bishop of Cachoeira do Sul (Brazil) (1991.07.17 – 1999.05.26), Bishop of Uruguaiana (Brazil) (1999.05.26 – retired 2007.06.27)
- Osório Bebber, O.F.M. Cap. (1992.01.18 – 1999.03.17), previously Coadjutor Bishop of Tubarão (Brazil) (1979.11.30 – 1981.09.17), succeeding as Bishop of Tubarão (1981.09.17 – 1992.01.18); later Bishop of Joaçaba (Brazil) (1999.03.17 – retired 2003.04.09)
- Antonino Migliore (born Italy) (2000.05.10 – 2002.11.13 see below), no previous prelature
- Suffragan Bishops of Coxim
- Antonino Migliore (see above 2002.11.13 – ...).
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