Roman Catholic Diocese of Dourados
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Dourados is a diocese
located in the city of Dourados
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 Dourados
Dourados
Dourados is a Brazilian city, situated in the state of Mato Grosso do Sul, Southwest of Campo Grande . It has a population of approximately 200,000 inhabitants, and its economy is based mainly in arable agriculture and in cattle ranching...
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 Dourados (Roman rite)- Bishop Redovino Rizzardo, C.S. (2001.12.05 – present)
- Bishop Alberto Johannes Först, O. Carm. (1990.05.12 – 2001.12.05)
- Bishop Teodardo Leitz, O.F.M. (1970.11.27 – 1990.05.12)
- Bishop Carlos Schmitt, O.F.M. (1960.08.29 – 1970.02.14)
- Bishop José de Aquino PereiraJosé de Aquino PereiraJosé de Aquino Pereira, was a Brazilian prelate of the Roman Catholic Church.Pereira was born in Brazil and ordained a priest on December 3, 1944 from the Diocese of São Carlos do Pinhal. Pereira was appointed Bishop of the Diocese of Dourados on January 23, 1958 and was ordained bishop on April...
(1958.01.23 – 1960.03.26)