Roman Catholic Diocese of Montenegro

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Diocese of Montenegro

Dioecesis Nigromontana
Location
Country Brazil
Ecclesiastical province Porto Alegre
Statistics
Area4,395 km2 (1,697 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics (including non-members)
(as of 2010)
340,000
283,119 (83.3%)
Information
Rite Latin Rite
Established2 July 2008 (12 years ago)
CathedralCatedral de São João Batista
Current leadership
Pope Francis
Bishop Carlos Rômulo Gonçalves e Silva
Metropolitan Archbishop Jaime Spengler
Bishops emeritus Paulo Antônio de Conto
Map
Diocese de Montenegro.svg
Jurisdiction of the diocese. Metropolitan archdiocese in pink.
Website
www.diocesemontenegro.com.br

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Montenegro (Latin : Dioecesis Nigromontana) is a suffragan Latin diocese in the Ecclesiastical province of its mother see, the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Porto Alegre (in the state capital) in Rio Grande do Sul state, southernmost Brazil.

Contents

Its cathedral episcopal see is Catedral de São João Batista, dedicated to John the Baptist in the city of Montenegro, Brazil.

Statistics

As per 2014, it pastorally served 285,590 Catholics (76.0% of 375,589 total) on 4,385 km² in 30 parishes with 49 priests (39 diocesan, 10 religious), 4 deacons, 148 lay religious (24 brothers, 124 sisters) and 18 seminarians.

History

The diocese was erected by Pope Benedict XVI on 2 July 2008, on territory split off from its Metropolitan see, the Archdiocese of Porto Alegre. [1] [2]

Bishops

Episcopal ordinaries

Coadjutor bishop

See also

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References

  1. "Diocese of Montenegro". catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2013-04-10.
  2. "Diocese of Montenegro". GCatholic.org. Retrieved 2013-04-10.