Diocese of Campos
| Diocese of Campos | |
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Country | Brazil |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Niterói |
| Diocesan bishop | Roberto Francisco Ferrería Paz |
| Emeritus diocesan bishop | Roberto Gomes Guimarães |
| Vicar General | Joaquim Ferreira Sobrinho |
| founding | 1922 |
| surface | 12,520 km² |
| Parishes | 53 (December 31, 2013 / AP2014 ) |
| Residents | 1,106,000 (December 31, 2013 / AP2014 ) |
| Catholics | 957,000 (December 31, 2013 / AP2014 ) |
| proportion of | 86.5% |
| Diocesan priest | 73 ( 12/31/2013 / AP2014 ) |
| Religious priest | 16 (December 31, 2013 / AP2014 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 10,753 |
| Permanent deacons | 3 (December 31, 2013 / AP2014 ) |
| Friars | 22 (December 31, 2013 / AP2014 ) |
| Religious sisters | 67 ( 12/31/2013 / AP2014 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | Portuguese |
| cathedral | Catedral Basílica do Santíssimo Salvador |
| Website | http://www.diocesedecampos.org.br |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Campos ( lat. : Dioecesis Campo sinus ) is in Brazil located Roman Catholic diocese based in Campos dos Goytacazes in the state of Rio de Janeiro .
history
The diocese of Campos was founded on December 4, 1922 by Pope Pius XI. Established with the Apostolic Constitution Ad supremae Apostolicae Sedis from cessions of territory of the Diocese of Niterói and subordinated to the Archdiocese of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro as a suffragan . On March 26, 1960, the diocese of Campos gave up parts of its territory to establish the diocese of Nova Iguaçu . The diocese of Campos was subordinated to the Archdiocese of Niterói as a suffragan on March 26, 1960.
In 2002, the Apostolic Personnel Administration of St. John Maria Vianney was established on the territory of the diocese, going back to the former Bishop of Campos, Antônio de Castro Mayer , and the disputes over the liturgical reform after the Second Vatican Council .
Bishops of Campos
- Henrique César Fernandes Mourão SDB , 1925–1935, then Bishop of Cafelândia
- Octaviano Pereira de Albuquerque , 1935-1949
- Antônio de Castro Mayer , 1949-1981
- Carlos Alberto Etchandy Gimeno Navarro , 1981–1990, then Archbishop of Niterói
- João Corso SDB, 1990–1995
- Roberto Gomes Guimarães , 1995-2011
- Roberto Francisco Ferrería Paz , since 2011
