Roman Catholic Diocese of Campanha

Diocese of Campanha Dioecesis Campaniensis in Brasilia
Saint Anthony Cathedral
Location
Country	Brazil
Ecclesiastical province	Pouso Alegre
Statistics
Area	15,420 km^2 (5,950 sq mi)
Population Total Catholics	(as of 2004) 662,483 647,433 (97.7%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Established	8 September 1907 (117 years ago)
Cathedral	Catedral Santo Antônio
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Pedro Cunha Cruz
Metropolitan Archbishop	José Luiz Majella Delgado
Bishops emeritus	Diamantino Prata de Carvalho, O.F.M.

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Roman Catholic Diocese of Campanha.

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Campanha (Latin: Dioecesis Campaniensis in Brasilia) is a diocese located in the city of Campanha in the ecclesiastical province of Pouso Alegre in Brazil.^[1]

History

• 8 September 1907: Established as Diocese of Campanha from the Diocese of São Paulo

Special churches

• Minor Basilicas:
  • Basílica Nossa Senhora da Conceição, Conceição do Rio Verde, Minas Gerais
  • Basílica Nossa Senhora das Dores, Boa Esperança, Minas Gerais

Bishops

• Bishops of Campanha (Roman rite), in reverse chronological order
  • Bishop Pedro Cunha Cruz (2015.11.25 - Present)
  • Bishop Diamantino Prata de Carvalho, O.F.M. (1998.03.25 – 2015.11.25)
  • Bishop Aloísio Roque Oppermann, S.C.J. (1991.05.15 – 1996.02.28), appointed Archbishop of Uberaba, Minas Gerais
  • Bishop Aloísio Ariovaldo Amaral, C.Ss.R. (1984.04.14 – 1991.05.15)
  • Bishop Othon Motta (1960.05.16 – 1982.01.16)
  • Bishop Inocêncio Engelke, O.F.M. (1935.12.25 – 1960.06.16)
  • Bishop João de Almeida Ferrão (1909.04.29 – 1935.12.25)

Coadjutor bishops

• Inocêncio Engelke, O.F.M. (1924-1935)
• Othon Motta (1959-1960)
• Antônio Afonso de Miranda, S.D.N. (1977-1981), did not succeed to see; appointed Bishop of Taubaté, São Paulo
• Aloísio Roque Oppermann, S.C.I. (1988-1991)
• Pedro Cunha Cruz (2015)

Other priests of this diocese who became bishops

• José Costa Campos, appointed Bishop of Valença, Rio de Janeiro in 1960
• Tomé Ferreira da Silva, appointed Auxiliary Bishop of São Paulo in 2005

References

1. "CNBB Leste 2". CNNB Leste 2. Retrieved 2023-02-19.

• GCatholic.org
• Catholic Hierarchy
• Diocese website (Portuguese)

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