Bishopric of Jardim
| Bishopric of Jardim | |
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Country | Brazil |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Campo Grande |
| Diocesan bishop | João Gilberto de Moura |
| founding | 1981 |
| surface | 69,972 km² |
| Parishes | 13 (December 31, 2013 / AP2014 ) |
| Residents | 400,000 (December 31, 2013 / AP2014 ) |
| Catholics | 279,000 (December 31, 2013 / AP2014 ) |
| proportion of | 69.8% |
| Diocesan priest | 6 (December 31, 2013 / AP2014 ) |
| Religious priest | 8 (December 31, 2013 / AP2014 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 19,929 |
| Permanent deacons | 1 (December 31, 2013 / AP2014 ) |
| Friars | 8 (December 31, 2013 / AP2014 ) |
| Religious sisters | 13 (December 31, 2013 / AP2014 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | Portuguese |
| cathedral | Catedral Nossa Senhora de Fátima |
| Website | http://diocesejardim.blogspot.com/ |
The diocese Jardim ( lat. : Dioecesis Viridariensis ) is in Brazil located Roman Catholic diocese based in Jardim in the state of Mato Grosso do Sul .
history
The diocese of Jardim was established on January 30, 1981 by Pope John Paul II with the Apostolic Constitution Spiritalibus necessitatibus from cessions of territory from the diocese of Corumbá and subordinated to the archdiocese of Campo Grande as a suffragan diocese.
Bishops of Jardim
- Onofre Cândido Rosa SDB , 1981–1999
- Bruno Pedron SDB, 1999–2007, then Bishop of Ji-Paraná
- Jorge Alves Bezerra SSS , 2008–2012, then Bishop of Paracatu
- João Gilberto de Moura , since 2013