Roman Catholic Diocese of Dourados explained

Jurisdiction:Diocese
Dourados
Latin:Dioecesis Auratopolitanus
Local:Diocese de Dourados
Country:Brazil
Denomination:Catholic Church
Sui Iuris Church:Latin Church
Rite:Roman Rite
Established:15 June 1957 (years ago)
Cathedral:Catedral Nossa Senhora da Conceição
Area Km2:68,300
Population:485,927
Population As Of:2011
Catholics:353,000
Catholics Percent:72.6
Bishop:Henrique Aparecido de Lima, C.SS.R.
Metro Archbishop:Dimas Lara Barbosa
Emeritus Bishops:Alberto Johannes Först, O.Carm.
Website:www.diocesededourados.com.br

The Diocese of Dourados (Latin: Dioecesis Auratopolitanus) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church located in the city of Dourados, Brazil. It is a suffragan in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Campo Grande.

History

Bishops

Coadjutor bishops

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