Roman Catholic Diocese of São Luíz de Cáceres
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of São Luíz de Cáceres is a diocese
located in the city of Cáceres
in the Ecclesiastical province
of Cuiabá
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 Cáceres
Cáceres, Spain
Cáceres is the capital of the same name province, in the autonomous community of Extremadura, Spain. , its population was 91,131 inhabitants. The municipio has a land area of 1,750.33 km², and is the largest in geographical extension in Spain....
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 Cuiabá
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cuiabá
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cuiabá is an archdiocese located in the city of Cuiabá in Brazil.-History:* December 6, 1745: Established as Territorial Prelature of Cuiabá from the Diocese of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro...
in Brazil.
History
- April 5, 1910: Established as Diocese of São Luíz de Cáceres from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Cuiabá
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 São Luíz de Cáceres(Roman rite)- Bishop José Vieira de Lima, T.O.R. (1998.11.11 – present)
- Bishop Paulo Antônio de Conto (1991.07.24 – 1998.05.27)
- Bishop Máximo André Biennès, T.O.R. (1967.11.03 – 1991.07.24)
- Fr. Máximo André Biennès, T.O.R. (later Bishop) (Apostolic Administrator 1955 – 1967.11.03)
- Bishop Pedro Luis Maria Galibert, T.O.R. (1915.03.13 – 1954.04.27)
- Bishop Modesto Augusto Vieira (1911.05.12 – 1914.01.12)