Diocese of Montenegro
| Diocese of Montenegro | |
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Country | Brazil |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Porto Alegre |
| Diocesan bishop | Carlos Rômulo Gonçalves e Silva |
| Emeritus diocesan bishop | Paulo Antonio de Conto |
| founding | 2008 |
| surface | 4,385 km² |
| Parishes | 30 (December 31, 2013 / AP2014 ) |
| Residents | 354,000 (December 31, 2013 / AP2014 ) |
| Catholics | 294,000 (December 31, 2013 / AP2014 ) |
| proportion of | 83.1% |
| Diocesan priest | 40 (December 31, 2013 / AP2014 ) |
| Religious priest | 15 (December 31, 2013 / AP2014 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 5,345 |
| Permanent deacons | 4 (December 31, 2013 / AP2014 ) |
| Friars | 30 (December 31, 2013 / AP2014 ) |
| Religious sisters | 115 ( 12/31/2013 / AP2014 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | Portuguese |
| cathedral | Catedral de Sao Joao Batista |
| Website | http://www.diocesemontenegro.com.br/home |
The Diocese of Montenegro ( lat. : Dioecesis Nigromontana ) is in Brazil located Roman Catholic diocese based in Montenegro in the state of Rio Grande do Sul .
history
The diocese of Montenegro was founded on July 2, 2008 by Pope Benedict XVI. established with the Apostolic Constitution Pastorali Nostra navitate from cessions of territory of the Archdiocese of Porto Alegre and subordinated to this as a suffragan diocese.
Bishops of Montenegro
- Paulo Antônio de Conto , 2008-2017
- Carlos Rômulo Gonçalves e Silva , since 2017