Roman Catholic Diocese of Três Lagoas
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Três Lagoas is a diocese
located in the city of Três Lagoas 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 Três Lagoas 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.
History
- January 3, 1978: Established as Diocese of Três Lagoas from the Diocese of Campo Grande
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 Três Lagoas (Roman rite)- Bishop Jose Moreira Bastos Neto (2007.01.07 - present)
- Bishop Izidoro Kosinski, C.M. (1981.05.08 – 2007.01.07)
- Bishop Geraldo Majela Reis (later Archbishop) (1978.01.03 – 1981.02.03)