Diocese of Campanha
| Diocese of Campanha | |
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Country | Brazil |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Pouso Alegre |
| Diocesan bishop | Pedro Cunha Cruz |
| Emeritus diocesan bishop | Diamantino Prata de Carvalho OFM |
| Vicar General | João Luis da Silva |
| founding | 1907 |
| surface | 15,420 km² |
| Parishes | 68 ( 12/31/2013 / AP2014 ) |
| Residents | 730,000 (December 31, 2013 / AP2014 ) |
| Catholics | 713,000 (December 31, 2013 / AP2014 ) |
| proportion of | 97.7% |
| Diocesan priest | 93 ( 12/31/2013 / AP2014 ) |
| Religious priest | 15 (December 31, 2013 / AP2014 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 6,602 |
| Friars | 29 (December 31, 2013 / AP2014 ) |
| Religious sisters | 149 ( 12/31/2013 / AP2014 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | Portuguese |
| cathedral | Catedral Santo Antônio |
| Website | http://www.diocesedacampanha.org.br/portal/ |
The Diocese of Campanha ( lat. : Dioecesis Campaniensis in Brasilia ) is a in Brazil located Roman Catholic diocese based in Campanha in the state of Minas Gerais .
history
The diocese of Campanha was established on September 8, 1907 by Pope Pius X with the papal bull Spirituali Fidelium from ceded territory of the diocese of São Paulo and subordinated to the archdiocese of Mariana as a suffragan . On May 21, 1960, the diocese of Campanha gave up parts of its territory to establish the diocese of São João del Rei . The diocese of Campanha was subordinated to the Archdiocese of Pouso Alegre as a suffragan on April 14, 1962 .
Bishops of Campanha
- João de Almeida Ferrão , 1909-1935
- Inocêncio Engelke OFM , 1935-1960
- Othon Motta , 1960-1982
- Aloísio Ariovaldo Amaral CSsR , 1984-1991
- Aloísio Roque Oppermann SCJ , 1991–1996, then Archbishop of Uberaba
- Diamantino Prata de Carvalho OFM, 1998-2015
- Pedro Cunha Cruz , since 2015