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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Três Lagoas ( la, Dioecesis Trilacunensis) is a
diocese In 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 provinces were administratively associat ...
located in the city of Três Lagoas in the
Ecclesiastical province An ecclesiastical province is one of the basic forms of jurisdiction in Christian Churches with traditional hierarchical structure, including Western Christianity and Eastern Christianity. In general, an ecclesiastical province consists of sev ...
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 o ...
in Brazil.


History

* January 3, 1978: Established as Diocese of Três Lagoas from the Diocese of Campo Grande


Leadership

*
Bishop A bishop is an ordained clergy member who is entrusted with a position of authority and oversight in a religious institution. In Christianity, bishops are normally responsible for the governance of dioceses. The role or office of bishop is ...
s of Três Lagoas (Roman rite), in reverse chronological order ** Bishop Luiz Gonçalves Knupp (2015.02.25 - ** Bishop José Moreira Bastos Neto (2007.01.07 - 2014.04.26) ** Bishop Izidoro Kosinski, C.M. (1981.05.08 – 2007.01.07) ** Bishop Geraldo Majela Reis (later Archbishop) (1978.01.03 – 1981.02.03)


References


GCatholic.org


Roman Catholic dioceses in Brazil Christian organizations established in 1978 Tres Lagoas, Roman Catholic Diocese of Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 20th century {{Brazil-RC-diocese-stub