Roman Catholic Diocese of Campanha
Encyclopedia
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Campanha is a diocese
located in the city of Campanha
in the Ecclesiastical province
of Pouso Alegre
in Brazil.
Diocese
A diocese is the district or see under the supervision of a bishop. It is divided into parishes.An archdiocese is more significant than a diocese. An archdiocese is presided over by an archbishop whose see may have or had importance due to size or historical significance...
located in the city of Campanha
Campanha
Campanha is a town in the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais. In 2004 its population was estimated at 15,456 inhabitants. The town is the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Campanha....
in the Ecclesiastical province
Ecclesiastical Province
An ecclesiastical province is a large jurisdiction of religious government, so named by analogy with a secular province, existing in certain hierarchical Christian churches, especially in the Catholic Church and Orthodox Churches and in the Anglican Communion...
of Pouso Alegre
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Pouso Alegre
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Pouso Alegre is an archdiocese located in the city of Pouso Alegre in Brazil.-History:* August 4, 1900: Established as Diocese of Pouso Alegre from the Diocese of Mariana...
in Brazil.
History
- September 8, 1907: Established as Diocese of Campanha from the Diocese of São Paulo
Special churches
- Minor Basilicas:
- Basílica Nossa Senhora da Conceição, Conceição do Rio VerdeConceição do Rio VerdeConceição do Rio Verde is a Brazilian municipality of the state of Minas Gerais. Its population is 13,197 ....
, Minas GeraisMinas GeraisMinas Gerais is one of the 26 states of Brazil, of which it is the second most populous, the third richest, and the fourth largest in area. Minas Gerais is the Brazilian state with the largest number of Presidents of Brazil, the current one, Dilma Rousseff, being one of them. The capital is the... - Basílica Nossa Senhora das Dores, Boa Esperança, Minas GeraisBoa Esperança, Minas GeraisBoa Esperança is a town located in the south of Minas Gerais state, Brazil.It is situated at an altitude of 800 m with a population of 39,000 .The economy of Boa Esperança is based on coffee plantations and tourism....
- Basílica Nossa Senhora da Conceição, Conceição do Rio Verde
Leadership
- BishopBishopA bishop is an ordained or consecrated member of the Christian clergy who is generally entrusted with a position of authority and oversight. Within the Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox Churches, in the Assyrian Church of the East, in the Independent Catholic Churches, and in the...
s of Campanha (Roman rite)- Bishop Diamantino Prata de Carvalho, O.F.M. (1998.03.25 – present)
- Bishop Aloísio Roque Oppermann, S.C.J.Priests of the Sacred HeartThe Priests of the Sacred Heart of Jesus constitute a Roman Catholic religious order of priests, founded by Leon Dehon in 1878.The order runs the Sacred Heart School of Theology in Hales Corners, Wisconsin....
(later Archbishop) (1991.05.15 – 1996.02.28) - Bishop Aloísio Ariovaldo Amaral, C.SS.R. (1984.04.14 – 1991.05.15)
- Bishop Othon Motta (1960.05.16 – 1982.01.16)
- Bishop Inocêncio Engelke, O.F.M. (1935.12.25 – 1960.06.16)
- Bishop João de Almeida Ferrão (1909.04.29 – 1935.12.25)