The Roman Catholic Diocese of Naviraí is a
diocese
In Ecclesiastical polity, church governance, a diocese or bishopric is the ecclesiastical district under the jurisdiction of a bishop.
History
In the later organization of the Roman Empire, the increasingly subdivided Roman province, pro ...
located in the city of
Naviraí
, motto = pt, Corredor do Mercosul, lit=Corridor of Mercosur
, image_flag = Bandeira-de-navirai,Brasil.png
, image_seal = Brasao-de-armas-navirai.png
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in the
Ecclesiastical province
An ecclesiastical province is one of the basic forms of jurisdiction
Jurisdiction (from Latin 'law' + 'declaration') is the legal term for the legal authority granted to a legal entity to enact justice. In federations like the United State ...
of
Campo Grande
Campo Grande (, ) is the capital and largest city of the Brazilian state of Mato Grosso do Sul in the Center-West region of the country. The city is nicknamed ''Cidade Morena'' ("Swarthy City" in Portuguese) because of the reddish-brown colour ...
in Brazil.
History
* 1 June 2011: Established as Diocese of Naviraí from
Diocese of Dourados
The Diocese of Dourados ( la, 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 ...
Bishops
*
Ettore Dotti Ettore is a given name, the Italian version of Hector.
People
* Ettore Arrigoni degli Oddi (1867–1942), Italian naturalist
* Ettore Bassi (born 1970), Italian actor and television presenter
*Ettore Bastianini (1922–1967), Italian opera singer
* ...
, (1 June 2011
[ – present)
]
References
External links
GCatholic.org
Roman Catholic dioceses in Brazil
Christian organizations established in 2011
Navirai, Roman Catholic Diocese of
Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 21st century
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