Roman Catholic Diocese of Corumbá
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Corumbá is a diocese
located in the city of Corumbá
in the Ecclesiastical province
of Campo Grande
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 Corumbá
Corumbá
Corumbá is a municipality in the Brazilian state of Mato Grosso do Sul, 425 km northwest of Campo Grande, the state's capital. It has a population of approximately 96,000 inhabitants, and its economy is based mainly on agriculture, animal husbandry, mineral extraction, and tourism, being the...
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 Campo Grande
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Campo Grande
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Campo Grande is an archdiocese located in the city of Campo Grande in Brazil.-History:* June 15, 1957: Established as Diocese of Campo Grande from the Diocese of Corumbá and Territorial Prelature of Registro do Araguaia...
in Brazil.
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 Corumbá (Roman rite)- Bishop Segismundo Martínez Álvarez, S.D.B. (2004.12.07 – present)
- Bishop Mílton Antônio dos Santos, S.D.B. (later Archbishop) (2000.05.31 – 2003.06.04)
- Bishop José Alves da Costa D.C.DottrinariThe Christian Doctrine Fathers, or Doctrinaries , are a religious institute of male consecrated Catholics...
(1991.05.08 – 1999.07.21) - Bishop Pedro Fré, C.SS.R. (1985.10.28 – 1989.12.02)
- Bishop Vitório Pavanello, S.D.B. (later Archbishop) (1981.11.26 – 1984.11.26)
- Bishop Onofre Cândido RosaOnofre Cândido RosaOnofre Cândido Rosa was a Brazilian Roman Catholic bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Jardim.Ordained to the priesthood on December 7, 1957, Cândido Rosa named auxiliary bishop on January 9,1970 and was ordained on March 19, 1970...
, S.D.B. (1978.07.05 – 1981.02.16) - Bishop Ladislau Paz, S.D.B. (1957.11.28 – 1978.07.05)
- Bishop Orlando Chaves, S.D.B. (later Archbishop) (1948.02.29 – 1956.12.18)
- Bishop Vicente Maria Bartholomeu Priante, S.D.B. (1933.05.13 – 1944.12.04)
- Bishop Antônio de Almeida Lustosa, S.D.B. (later Archbishop) (1928.12.17 – 1931.07.10)
- Bishop José Maurício da Rocha (1919.03.10 – 1927.02.04)
- Bishop Helvécio Gomes de Oliveira, S.D.B. (later Archbishop) (1918.02.15 – 1918.06.18)
- Archbishop Cyrillo de Paula Freitas (later Bishop) (1911.03.13 – 1918.02.08)