The Diocese of Corumbá () is a

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ecclesiastical territory or

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of the

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located in the city of

Corumbá Corumbá () is a municipality in the Brazilian state of Mato Grosso do Sul, 425 km northwest of Campo Grande, the state's capital. It has a population of approximately 112,000 inhabitants, and its economy is based mainly on agriculture, ani ...

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. It is a

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in the

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of the

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Archdiocese Campo Grande.

History

* March 10, 1910: Established as the Diocese of Corumbá with territory from the Diocese of Cuiabá

Bishops

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s of Corumbá, in reverse chronological order ** Bishop João Aparecido Bergamasco, S.A.C. (2018.12.19 - present) ** Bishop Segismundo Martínez Álvarez, S.D.B. (2004.12.07 – 2018.12.19) ** Bishop Mílton Antônio dos Santos, S.D.B. (2000.05.31 – 2003.06.04), appointed Coadjutor Archbishop of Cuiabá, Mato Grosso ** Bishop José Alves da Costa

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(1991.05.08 – 1999.07.21) ** Bishop Pedro Fré, C.Ss.R. (1985.10.28 – 1989.12.02), appointed Bishop of Barretos, São Paulo ** Bishop Vitório Pavanello, S.D.B. (1981.11.26 – 1984.11.26), appointed Coadjutor Archbishop of Campo Grande, Mato Grosso do Sul ** Bishop Onofre Cândido Rosa, S.D.B. (1978.07.05 – 1981.02.16), appointed Bishop of Jardim, Mato Grosso do Sul ** Bishop Ladislau Paz, S.D.B. (1957.11.28 – 1978.07.05) ** Bishop Orlando Chaves, S.D.B. (1948.02.29 – 1956.12.18), appointed Archbishop of Cuiabá, Mato Grosso ** Bishop Vicente Maria Bartholomeu Priante, S.D.B. (1933.05.13 – 1944.12.04) ** Bishop

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, S.D.B. (1928.12.17 – 1931.07.10), appointed Archbishop of Fortaleza, Ceara ** Bishop

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(1919.03.10 – 1927.02.04), appointed Bishop of Bragança Paulista, São Paulo ** Bishop Helvécio Gomes de Oliveira, S.D.B. (1918.02.15 – 1918.06.18), appointed Bishop of São Luís do Maranhão; future Archbishop ** Bishop Cyrillo de Paula Freitas (1911.03.13 – 1918.02.08)

Coadjutor bishop

* Onofre Cândido Rosa, S.D.B. (1977-1978)

Auxiliary bishop

* Ladislau Paz, S.D.B. (1955-1957), appointed Bishop here

References

GCatholic.org

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