Roman Catholic Diocese of Campanha explained

Jurisdiction:	Diocese
Campanha
Latin:	Dioecesis Campaniensis in Brasilia
Country:	Brazil
Rite:	Latin Rite
Established:	8 September 1907 (years ago)
Cathedral:	Catedral Santo Antônio
Area Km2:	15,420
Population:	662,483
Population As Of:	2004
Catholics:	647,433
Catholics Percent:	97.7
Metro Archbishop:	José Luiz Majella Delgado
Emeritus Bishops:	Diamantino Prata de Carvalho, O.F.M.

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

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Notes and References

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