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Diocese of Campanha

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Diocese of Campanha
Dioecesis Campaniensis in Brasilia
Saint Anthony Cathedral
Saint Anthony Cathedral
Location
Country Brazil
Ecclesiastical province Pouso Alegre
Statistics
Area 15,420 km2 (5,950 sq mi)
Population
Total
Catholics
(as of 2004)
662,483
647,433 (97.7%)
Information
Denomination Catholic Church
Rite Latin Rite
Established 8 September 1907 (119 years ago)
Cathedral Catedral Santo Antônio
Current leadership
Pope Leo XIV
Bishop Walter Jorge Pinto
Metropolitan Archbishop José Luiz Majella Delgado
Bishops emeritus Diamantino Prata de Carvalho, O.F.M.

Diocese of Campanha — The Roman Catholic Diocese of Campanha (Latin: Dioecesis Campaniensis in Brasilia) is a diocese located in the city of Campanha in the ecclesiastical province of Pouso Alegre in Brazil.[1]

History

  • 8 September 1907: Established as Diocese of Campanha from the Diocese of São Paulo

Special churches

  • Minor Basilicas:
    • Basílica Nossa Senhora da Conceição, Conceição do Rio Verde, Minas Gerais
    • Basílica Nossa Senhora das Dores, Boa Esperança, Minas Gerais

Bishops

  • Bishops of Campanha (Roman rite), in reverse chronological order
    • Bishop Walter Jorge Pinto (2025.11.07 – Present)
    • Bishop Pedro Cunha Cruz (2015.11.25 – 2025.07.02), appointed Bishop of Nova Friburgo
    • Bishop Diamantino Prata de Carvalho, O.F.M. (1998.03.25 – 2015.11.25)
    • Bishop Aloísio Roque Oppermann, S.C.J. (1991.05.15 – 1996.02.28), appointed Archbishop of Uberaba, Minas Gerais
    • Bishop Aloísio Ariovaldo Amaral, C.Ss.R. (1984.04.14 – 1991.05.15)
    • Bishop Othon Motta (1960.05.16 – 1982.01.16)
    • Bishop Inocêncio Engelke, O.F.M. (1935.12.25 – 1960.06.16)
    • Bishop João de Almeida Ferrão (1909.04.29 – 1935.12.25)

Coadjutor bishops

Other priests of this diocese who became bishops

  • José Costa Campos, appointed Bishop of Valença, Rio de Janeiro in 1960
  • Tomé Ferreira da Silva, appointed Auxiliary Bishop of São Paulo in 2005

Canonical status and jurisdiction

Roman Catholic Diocese of Campanha is a diocese of the catholic church of the Catholic Church.[2]

References

Bibliography

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