Roman Catholic Diocese of Montenegro

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.

Diocese of Montenegro

Dioecesis Nigromontana
Catedral de São João Batista in 2018
Location
CountryBrazil
Ecclesiastical provincePorto Alegre
Statistics
Area4,395 km2 (1,697 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2010)
340,000
283,119 (83.3%)
Information
RiteLatin Rite
Established2 July 2008 (16 years ago)
CathedralCatedral de São João Batista
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopCarlos Rômulo Gonçalves e Silva
Metropolitan ArchbishopJaime Spengler
Bishops emeritusPaulo Antônio de Conto
Map
Jurisdiction of the diocese. Metropolitan archdiocese in pink.
Jurisdiction of the diocese. Metropolitan archdiocese in pink.
Website
www.diocesemontenegro.com.br

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

Statistics

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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

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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

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Episcopal ordinaries

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Coadjutor bishop

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See also

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References

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