Roman Catholic Diocese of Dourados

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Diocese of Dourados

Dioecesis Auratopolitanus

Diocese de Dourados
Location
Country Brazil
Ecclesiastical province Campo Grande
Statistics
Area68,300 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
Established15 June 1957 (66 years ago)
CathedralCatedral Nossa Senhora da Conceição
Current leadership
Pope Francis
Bishop Henrique Aparecido de Lima, C.SS.R.
Metropolitan Archbishop Dimas Lara Barbosa
Bishops emeritusAlberto 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.

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