Roman Catholic Diocese of Campo Mourão
Encyclopedia
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Campo Mourão is a diocese
located in the city of Campo Mourão
in the Ecclesiastical province
of Maringá
in Brazil.
Diocese
A diocese is the district or see under the supervision of a bishop. It is divided into parishes.An archdiocese is more significant than a diocese. An archdiocese is presided over by an archbishop whose see may have or had importance due to size or historical significance...
located in the city of Campo Mourão
Campo Mourão
Campo Mourão is a municipality in the Brazilian state of Paraná. Its population in 2009 was 90,460 inhabitants. The people from Campo Mourão are called mourãoenses....
in the Ecclesiastical province
Ecclesiastical Province
An ecclesiastical province is a large jurisdiction of religious government, so named by analogy with a secular province, existing in certain hierarchical Christian churches, especially in the Catholic Church and Orthodox Churches and in the Anglican Communion...
of Maringá
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Maringá
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Maringá is an archdiocese located in the city of Maringá in Brazil.-History:* February 1, 1956: Established as Diocese of Maringá from the Diocese of Jacarezinho...
in Brazil.
History
- June 20, 1959: Established as Diocese of Campo Mourão from the Territorial Prelature of Foz do Iguaçu
Leadership
- BishopBishopA bishop is an ordained or consecrated member of the Christian clergy who is generally entrusted with a position of authority and oversight. Within the Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox Churches, in the Assyrian Church of the East, in the Independent Catholic Churches, and in the...
s of Campo Mourão (Roman rite)- Bishop Mauro Aparecido dos Santos (later Archbishop) (1999.02.21 – 2007.10.31)
- Bishop Virgílio de Pauli (1981.05.08 – 1999.02.21)
- Bishop Elizeu Simões Mendes (1959.10.17 – 1980.12.03)