Bishopric of Bagé
| Bishopric of Bagé | |
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Country | Brazil |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Pelotas |
| Diocesan bishop | Cleonir Paulo Dalbosco OFMCap |
| Emeritus diocesan bishop | Gílio Felício |
| founding | 1960 |
| surface | 36,121 km² |
| Parishes | 16 (2015 / AP 2016 ) |
| Residents | 468,000 (2015 / AP 2016 ) |
| Catholics | 374,000 (2015 / AP 2016 ) |
| proportion of | 79.9% |
| Diocesan priest | 22 (2015 / AP 2016 ) |
| Religious priest | 8 (2015 / AP 2016 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 12,467 |
| Permanent deacons | 1 (2015 / AP 2016 ) |
| Friars | 10 (2015 / AP 2016 ) |
| Religious sisters | 44 (2015 / AP 2016 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | Portuguese |
| cathedral | São Sebastião Cathedral |
| Website | http://www.diocesebage.com/ |
The diocese of Bagé ( Latin Dioecesis Bagensis , Portuguese Diocese de Bagé ) is in Brazil located Roman Catholic diocese based in Bagé in the State of Rio Grande do Sul .
history
The Diocese of Bagé was on June 25, 1960 by Pope John XXIII. Erected from cessions of territory by the dioceses of Pelotas and Uruguaiana and subordinated to the Archdiocese of Porto Alegre as a suffragan .
Bishops of Bagé
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- José Gomes , 1961–1968, then Bishop of Chapecó
- Angelo Félix Mugnol , 1969–1982
- Laurindo Guizzardi CS , 1982–2001, then Bishop of Foz do Iguaçu
- Gílio Felício , 2002–2018
- Cleonir Paulo Dalbosco OFMCap , since 2018
See also
Web links
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