Roman Catholic Diocese of Campos

Diocese of Campos

*Dioecesis Camposinus*
Diocese of Campos; Dioecesis Camposinus
Location
Country	Brazil
Ecclesiastical province	Niterói
Statistics
Area	12,520 km2 (4,830 sq mi)
Population; - Total; - Catholics (including non-members)	(as of 2004); 986,000; 854,000 (86.6%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Established	4 December 1922 (99 years ago)
Cathedral	Catedral Basílica do Santíssimo Salvador
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Roberto Francisco Ferrería Paz
Metropolitan Archbishop
Bishops emeritus	Roberto Gomes Guimarães
Website
	http://diocesedecampos.org.br/

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Campos (Latin: Dioecesis Camposinus) is a diocese located in the city of Campos dos Goytacazes in the Ecclesiastical province of Niterói in Brazil.

History[]

On December 4, 1922 it was established as the Diocese of Campos from the Diocese of Niterói.

The Bishops of Campos (Roman rite) are, in reverse chronological order:

Bishop Roberto Francisco Ferrería Paz (2011.06.08 – present)
Bishop (1995.11.22 – 2011.06.08, retired)
Bishop João Corso, S.D.B. (1990.10.12 – 1995.11.22, resigned)
Bishop (1981.08.29 – 1990.05.09), appointed Archbishop of Niterói, Rio de Janeiro
Bishop Antônio de Castro Mayer (1949.01.03 – 1981.08.29)
Archbishop (personal title) (1935.12.16 – 1949.01.03)
Bishop , S.D.B. (1925.05.01 – 1935.12.16), appointed Bishop of Cafelândia

Fernando Arêas Rifan, appointed Coadjutor Apostolic Administrator of São João Maria Vianney, Rio de Janeiro in 2002
, appointed Auxiliary Bishop of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro in 2012

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