The Roman Catholic Diocese of Bagé () 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, prov ...
located in the city of
Bagé
Bagé () is a Brazilian municipality located in the state of Rio Grande do Sul. In 2020, its population was 121,335 in a total area of 4,096 km2. It is the seventeenth largest city in the state according to the 2011 census. The city was f ...
in the
ecclesiastical province
An ecclesiastical province is one of the basic forms of jurisdiction in Christian churches, including those of both Western Christianity and Eastern Christianity, that have traditional hierarchical structures. An ecclesiastical province consist ...
of
Pelotas
Pelotas () is a Brazilian city and Municipalities of Brazil, municipality (''município''), the fourth Largest cities in Rio Grande do Sul by population, most populous in the southern state of Rio Grande do Sul, after Porto Alegre, Caxias do Su ...
in Brazil.
History
* 25 June 1960: Established as Diocese of Bagé from the
Diocese of Pelotas and
Diocese of Uruguaiana
Bishops
*
Bishop
A bishop is an ordained member of the clergy who is entrusted with a position of Episcopal polity, authority and oversight in a religious institution. In Christianity, bishops are normally responsible for the governance and administration of di ...
s of Bagé (Latin Rite)
**
José Gomes (18 March 1961 – 16 July 1968), appointed Bishop of Chapecó, Santa Catarina
**
Angelo Félix Mugnol (15 January 1969 – 12 February 1982)
**
Laurindo Guizzardi,
CS (12 February 1982 - 28 November 2001), appointed Bishop of Foz do Iguaçu, Parana
**
Gílio Felício (11 December 2002 – 6 June 2018)
**
Cleonir Paulo Dalbosco, OFMCap (26 September 2018 – present)
Coadjutor bishop
*
Laurindo Guizzardi, CS (1982)
Other priest of this diocese who became bishop
*
Roque Paloschi, appointed Bishop of Roraima, Roraima in 2005
References
GCatholic.org
Roman Catholic dioceses in Brazil
Christian organizations established in 1960
Bagé, Roman Catholic Diocese of
Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 20th century
1960 establishments in Brazil
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