Diocese of Jardim

Diocese of Jardim Dioecesis Viridariensis Diocese de Jardim
Location
Country	Brazil
Ecclesiastical province	Campo Grande
Metropolitan	Campo Grande
Statistics
Area	69,972 km2 (27,016 sq mi)
Population Total Catholics	(as of 2006) 365,000 250,000 (68.5%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Established	30 January 1981 (44 years ago)
Cathedral	Catedral Nossa Senhora de Fátima
Current leadership
Pope	Leo XIV
Bishop	Pedro Cesário Palma (nominee)
Metropolitan Archbishop	Dimas Lara Barbosa
Website
Website of the Diocese

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Jardim (Latin : Dioecesis Viridariensis) is a diocese located in the city of Jardim in the ecclesiastical province of Campo Grande in Brazil.

History

• January 30, 1981: Established as Diocese of Jardim from the Diocese of Corumbá

Bishops

• Bishops of Jardim (Roman rite), in reverse chronological order
  • Pedro Cesário Palma, O.F.M.Cap.(nominee) (2025-08-22)
  • Bishop João Gilberto de Moura (2013.09.29 - 30.10.2024)
  • Bishop Jorge Alves Bezerra, S.S.S. (2008.05.21 - 2012.11.07)
  • Bishop Bruno Pedron, S.D.B. (1999.08.04 – 2007.04.11)
  • Bishop Onofre Cândido Rosa, S.D.B. (1981.02.16 – 1999.08.04)

Coadjutor bishop

• Bruno Pedron, S.D.B. (1999)

References

• GCatholic.org
• Catholic Hierarchy

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