Roman Catholic Diocese of Corumbá

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Diocese of Corumbá

Dioecesis Corumbensis

Diocese de Corumbá
Location
CountryBrazil
Ecclesiastical provinceCampo Grande
Statistics
Area62,890 km2 (24,280 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2006)
105,300
87,100 (82.7%)
Information
DenominationCatholic Church
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
RiteRoman Rite
Established5 April 1910 (114 years ago)
CathedralOur Lady of Candelaria Cathedral in Corumbá
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopJoão Aparecido Bergamasco, S.A.C.
Metropolitan ArchbishopDimas Lara Barbosa

The Diocese of Corumbá (Latin: Dioecesis Corumbensis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church located in the city of Corumbá, Brazil. It is a suffragan in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese Campo Grande.

History[edit]

  • March 10, 1910: Established as the Diocese of Corumbá with territory from the Diocese of Cuiabá

Bishops[edit]

Coadjutor bishop[edit]

Auxiliary bishop[edit]

References[edit]

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