Roman Catholic Diocese of Campos
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Campos (Latin: Dioecesis Camposinus) is a diocese located in the city of Campos dos Goytacazes in the Ecclesiastical province of Niterói in Brazil.
Diocese of Campos Dioecesis Camposinus | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Country |  |
| Ecclesiastical province | Niterói |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 12,520 km2 (4,830 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2004) 986,000 854,000 (86.6%) |
| Information | |
| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Established | 4 December 1922 (97 years ago) |
| Cathedral | Catedral Basílica do Santíssimo Salvador |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Roberto Francisco Ferrería Paz |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | José Rezende Francisco Dias |
| Bishops emeritus | Roberto Gomes Guimarães |
History
On December 4, 1922 it was established as the Diocese of Campos from the Diocese of Niterói.
Bishops
The Bishops of Campos (Roman rite) are, in reverse chronological order:
- Bishop Roberto Francisco Ferrería Paz (2011.06.08 – present)
- Bishop Roberto Gomes Guimarães (1995.11.22 – 2011.06.08, retired)
- Bishop João Corso, S.D.B. (1990.10.12 – 1995.11.22, resigned)
- Bishop Carlos Alberto Etchandy Gimeno Navarro (1981.08.29 – 1990.05.09), appointed Archbishop of Niterói, Rio de Janeiro
- Bishop Antônio de Castro Mayer (1949.01.03 – 1981.08.29)
- Archbishop (personal title) Octaviano Pereira de Albuquerque (1935.12.16 – 1949.01.03)
- Bishop Henrique César Fernandes Mourão, S.D.B. (1925.05.01 – 1935.12.16), appointed Bishop of Cafelândia
Coadjutor bishop
- Antônio de Castro Mayer (1948-1949)
Other priests of this diocese who became bishops
- Fernando Arêas Rifan, appointed Coadjutor Apostolic Administrator of São João Maria Vianney, Rio de Janeiro in 2002
- Luiz Henrique da Silva Brito, appointed Auxiliary Bishop of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro in 2012
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