Roman Catholic Diocese of Corumbá

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.

Diocese of Corumbá Dioecesis Corumbensis Diocese de Corumbá
Location
Country	Brazil
Ecclesiastical province	Campo Grande
Statistics
Area	62,890 km2 (24,280 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2006) 105,300 87,100 (82.7%)
Information
Denomination	Catholic Church
Sui iuris church	Latin Church
Rite	Roman Rite
Established	5 April 1910 (114 years ago)
Cathedral	Our Lady of Candelaria Cathedral in Corumbá
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	João Aparecido Bergamasco, S.A.C.
Metropolitan Archbishop	Dimas Lara Barbosa

History

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

Bishops

• Bishops of Corumbá, in reverse chronological order
  • Bishop João Aparecido Bergamasco, S.A.C. (2018.12.19 - present)
  • Bishop Segismundo Martínez Álvarez, S.D.B. (2004.12.07 – 2018.12.19)
  • Bishop Mílton Antônio dos Santos, S.D.B. (2000.05.31 – 2003.06.04), appointed Coadjutor Archbishop of Cuiabá, Mato Grosso
  • Bishop José Alves da Costa D.C. (1991.05.08 – 1999.07.21)
  • Bishop Pedro Fré, C.Ss.R. (1985.10.28 – 1989.12.02), appointed Bishop of Barretos, São Paulo
  • Bishop Vitório Pavanello, S.D.B. (1981.11.26 – 1984.11.26), appointed Coadjutor Archbishop of Campo Grande, Mato Grosso do Sul
  • Bishop Onofre Cândido Rosa, S.D.B. (1978.07.05 – 1981.02.16), appointed Bishop of Jardim, Mato Grosso do Sul
  • Bishop Ladislau Paz, S.D.B. (1957.11.28 – 1978.07.05)
  • Bishop Orlando Chaves, S.D.B. (1948.02.29 – 1956.12.18), appointed Archbishop of Cuiabá, Mato Grosso
  • Bishop Vicente Maria Bartholomeu Priante, S.D.B. (1933.05.13 – 1944.12.04)
  • Bishop Antônio de Almeida Lustosa, S.D.B. (1928.12.17 – 1931.07.10), appointed Archbishop of Fortaleza, Ceara
  • Bishop José Maurício da Rocha (1919.03.10 – 1927.02.04), appointed Bishop of Bragança Paulista, São Paulo
  • Bishop Helvécio Gomes de Oliveira, S.D.B. (1918.02.15 – 1918.06.18), appointed Bishop of São Luís do Maranhão; future Archbishop
  • Bishop Cyrillo de Paula Freitas (1911.03.13 – 1918.02.08)

Coadjutor bishop

• Onofre Cândido Rosa, S.D.B. (1977-1978)

Auxiliary bishop

• Ladislau Paz, S.D.B. (1955-1957), appointed Bishop here

References

• GCatholic.org
• Catholic Hierarchy