Roman Catholic Diocese Of Dourados
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
22°13′43″S 54°48′37″W / 22.2285°S 54.8104°W