Diocese of Montenegro
| Diocese of Montenegro Dioecesis Nigromontana | |
|---|---|
| Catedral de São João Batista in 2018
Catedral de São João Batista in 2018
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| Location | |
| Country | Brazil |
| Ecclesiastical province | Porto Alegre |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 4,395 km2 (1,697 sq mi) |
| Population Total Catholics |
(as of 2010) 340,000 283,119 (83.3%) |
| Information | |
| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Established | 2 July 2008 (18 years ago) |
| Cathedral | Catedral de São João Batista |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Leo XIV |
| Bishop | Carlos Rômulo Gonçalves e Silva |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Jaime Spengler |
| Bishops emeritus | Paulo Antônio de Conto |
| Website | |
| www.diocesemontenegro.com.br | |
Diocese of Montenegro — The Roman Catholic Diocese of Montenegro (Latin: Dioecesis Nigromontana) is a suffragan Latin diocese in the ecclesiastical province of its mother see, the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Porto Alegre (in the state capital) in Rio Grande do Sul state, southernmost Brazil.
Its cathedral episcopal see is Catedral de São João Batista, dedicated to John the Baptist in the city of Montenegro, Brazil.
Statistics
As per 2014, it pastorally served 285,590 Catholics (76.0% of 375,589 total) on 4,385 km2 in 30 parishes with 49 priests (39 diocesan, 10 religious), 4 deacons, 148 lay religious (24 brothers, 124 sisters) and 18 seminarians.
History
The diocese was erected by Pope Benedict XVI on 2 July 2008, on territory split off from its Metropolitan see, the Archdiocese of Porto Alegre.[1][2]
Bishops
Episcopal ordinaries
- Paulo Antônio de Conto (born Brazil) (2 July 2008 - 18 October 2017), also Apostolic Administrator of Passo Fundo (Brazil) (2015.07.15 – 2015.12.02); previously Bishop of São Luíz de Caceres (Brazil) (1991.07.24 – 1998.05.27), Bishop of Criciúma (Brazil) (1998.05.27 – 2008.07.02)
- Carlos Rômulo Gonçalves e Silva (18 October 2017 -...); previously Coadjutor Bishop (2017.03.22 – 2017.10.18), neither previous prelature nor titular see.
Coadjutor bishop
See also
Sources and external links
Canonical status and jurisdiction
Roman Catholic Diocese of Montenegro is a diocese of the catholic church of the Catholic Church.[3]
External links
References
- Back to citation "Diocese of Montenegro". catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2013-04-10.
- Back to citation "Diocese of Montenegro". GCatholic.org. Retrieved 2013-04-10.
- Back to citation Roman Catholic Diocese of Montenegro, official website