Roman Catholic Diocese of Dourados

Diocese of Dourados Dioecesis Auratopolitanus Diocese de Dourados
Location
Country	Brazil
Ecclesiastical province	Campo Grande
Statistics
Area	68,300 km2 (26,400 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2011) 485,927 353,000 (72.6%)
Information
Denomination	Catholic Church
Sui iuris church	Latin Church
Rite	Roman Rite
Established	15 June 1957 (67 years ago)
Cathedral	Catedral Nossa Senhora da Conceição
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Henrique Aparecido de Lima, C.SS.R.
Metropolitan Archbishop	Dimas Lara Barbosa
Bishops emeritus	Alberto Johannes Först, O.Carm.
Website
www.diocesededourados.com.br

The Diocese of Dourados (Latin: Dioecesis Auratopolitanus) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church located in the city of Dourados, Brazil. It is a suffragan in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Campo Grande.

History

• June 15, 1957: Established as Diocese of Dourados from the Diocese of Corumbá

Bishops

• Bishops of Dourados, in reverse chronological order
  • Bishop Henrique Aparecido de Lima, C.SS.R. (2015.10.21 -
  • Bishop Redovino Rizzardo, C.S. (2001.12.05 – 2015.10.21)
  • Bishop Alberto Johannes Först, O. Carm. (1990.05.12 – 2001.12.05)
  • Bishop Teodardo Leitz, O.F.M. (1970.11.27 – 1990.05.12)
  • Bishop Carlos Schmitt, O.F.M. (1960.08.29 – 1970.02.14)
  • Bishop José de Aquino Pereira (1958.01.23 – 1960.03.26), appointed Bishop of Presidente Prudente, São Paulo

Coadjutor bishops

• Alberto Johannes Först, O. Carm. (1988-1990)
• Redovino Rizzardo, C.S. (2001)

References

• GCatholic.org
• Catholic Hierarchy