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 | |
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Location | |
Country | Brazil |
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 (101 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 |
Website | |
http://diocesedecampos.org.br/ |
On December 4, 1922 it was established as the Diocese of Campos from the Diocese of Niterói.
The Bishops of Campos (Roman rite) are, in reverse chronological order:
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