The Diocese of Coxim ( la, Dioecesis Coxinensis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in

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state, southwestern inland Brazil. It is a

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, in the city of

Coxim Coxim is a municipality located in the Brazilian state of Mato Grosso do Sul. Its population was 33,459 (2020) and its area is 6,412 km². It was founded in 1729. It is located at the confluence of the Coxim and Taquari Taquari is a munici ...

History

* Established on January 3, 1978 as Territorial Prelature of Coxim, on territory split off from the then Diocese of Campo Grande (now its metropolitan see) * November 13, 2002: Promoted as Diocese of Coxim

Statistics and extent

, it pastorally served 110,000 Catholics (78.0% of 141,000 total) on 45,000 km² (the municipalities Coxim, Alcinópolis, Camapuã, Costa Rica, Figueirão, Pedro Gomes, Rio Negro, Rio Verde de Mato Grosso, São Gabriel do Oeste and Sonora) in 14 parishes with 17 priests (15 diocesan, 2 religious), 1 deacon, 22 lay religious (4 brothers, 18 sisters) and 8 seminarians.

Episcopal ordinaries

;Territorial Prelates of Coxim *

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(Brazil) (1999.03.17 – retired 2003.04.09) * Antonino Migliore (born Italy) (2000.05.10 – 2002.11.13 ''see below''), no previous prelature ;Suffragan Bishops of Coxim * Antonino Migliore (''see above'' 2002.11.13 – 2022.10.19). * Otair Nicoletti (2022.10.19 – ...).

Sources and external links

GCatholic.org - data for all sections

Diocese website (Portuguese)
Roman Catholic dioceses in Brazil

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Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Campo Grande Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 20th century {{Brazil-RC-diocese-stub