Diocese of Três Lagoas

Dioecesis Trilacunensis

Diocese de Três Lagoas
Cathedral of St Anthony
Location
CountryBrazil
Ecclesiastical provinceCampo Grande
MetropolitanCampo Grande
Statistics
Area49,000 km2 (19,000 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2010)
243,000
183,000 (75.3%)
Information
RiteLatin Rite
Established3 January 1978 (46 year ago)
CathedralCathedral of St Anthony in Três Lagoas
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopLuiz Gonçalves Knupp

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Três Lagoas (Latin: Dioecesis Trilacunensis) is a diocese located in the city of Três Lagoas in the Ecclesiastical province of Campo Grande in Brazil.

History

  • January 3, 1978: Established as Diocese of Três Lagoas from the Diocese of Campo Grande

Leadership

  • Bishops of Três Lagoas (Roman rite), in reverse chronological order
    • Bishop Luiz Gonçalves Knupp (2015.02.25 -
    • Bishop José Moreira Bastos Neto (2007.01.07 - 2014.04.26)
    • Bishop Izidoro Kosinski, C.M. (1981.05.08 – 2007.01.07)
    • Bishop Geraldo Majela Reis (later Archbishop) (1978.01.03 – 1981.02.03)

References


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