The Roman Catholic Diocese of Campanha ( la, Dioecesis Campaniensis in Brasilia) is a

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located in the city of

Campanha Campanha is a town ''(município)'' in the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais. In 2020 its population was estimated at 16,762 inhabitants. The town is the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Campanha The Roman Catholic Diocese of Campanha ...

in the

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in Brazil.

History

* 8 September 1907: Established as Diocese of Campanha from the

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Special churches

*Minor Basilicas: **Basílica Nossa Senhora da Conceição,

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**Basílica Nossa Senhora das Dores,

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Bishops

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s of Campanha (Roman rite), in reverse chronological order ** Bishop

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(2015.11.25 - Present) ** Bishop Diamantino Prata de Carvalho, O.F.M. (1998.03.25 – 2015.11.25) ** Bishop

Aloísio Roque Oppermann Aloísio Roque Opperman (June 19, 1936 – April 26, 2014) was a Roman Catholic bishop. Ordained to the priesthood in 1961, he was named bishop of the Diocese of Ituitaba, Brazil Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic ...

, S.C.J. (1991.05.15 – 1996.02.28), appointed Archbishop of Uberaba, Minas Gerais ** Bishop

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, C.Ss.R. (1984.04.14 – 1991.05.15) ** Bishop

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(1960.05.16 – 1982.01.16) ** Bishop Inocêncio Engelke, O.F.M. (1935.12.25 – 1960.06.16) ** Bishop

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(1909.04.29 – 1935.12.25)

Coadjutor bishops

* Inocêncio Engelke, O.F.M. (1924-1935) *

(1959-1960) *

Antônio Afonso de Miranda Antônio Afonso de Miranda (14 April 1920 – 11 October 2021) was a Brazilian prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. Biography Afonso de Miranda was born in Cipotânea, Brazil in April 1920. He was ordained a priest on 1 November 1945 in the Co ...

, S.D.N. (1977-1981), did not succeed to see; appointed Bishop of Taubaté, São Paulo *

, S.C.I. (1988-1991) *

(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 Tomé Ferreira da Silva (born 17 May 1961) was a Roman Catholic prelate and is a priest in the Latin Rite. He was Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of São José do Rio Preto from 16 November 2012 until 18 August 2021. When ordained a bishop, t ...

, appointed Auxiliary Bishop of São Paulo in 2005

References

GCatholic.org

Diocese website (Portuguese)
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