Archdiocese of Campo Grande

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Bishop(s) Vitório Pavanello, S.D.B., Archbishop Eduardo Pinheiro da Silva, S.D.B., Auxiliary Bishop Suffragan Dioceses Corumbá Coxim Dourados Jardim Três Lagoas

General Information Type of Jurisdiction: Archdiocese Elevated: 27 November 1978 Metropolitan See Rite: Latin (or Roman) State: Mato Grosso do Sul Country: Brazil Square Kilometers: 44,892 (17,339 Square Miles) Conference Region: Oeste 1 Mailing Address: Rua Amando de Oliveira 448, B. Amambai, 79008-010 Campo Grande, MS, Brazil Telephone: (067)784-4522 Fax: 784-4592

Historical Details

• Diocese of Campo Grande
  • Latin Name: Campi Grandis
  • Erected: 15 June 1957
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Cuiabá
  • Country: Brazil

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Past and Present Ordinaries

• Antônio Barbosa, S.D.B. † (23 Jan 1958 Appointed - 12 Dec 1986 Retired)
• Vitório Pavanello, S.D.B. (12 Dec 1986 Succeeded - )

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Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
Diocese of Campo Grande
15 June 1957	Erected	Diocese of Corumbá Territorial Prelature of Registro do Araguaia	Diocese of Campo Grande (erected)
3 January 1978	Territory Lost	Diocese of Campo Grande	Diocese of Três Lagoas (erected)
3 January 1978	Territory Lost	Diocese of Campo Grande	Territorial Prelature of Coxim (erected)
Archdiocese of Campo Grande
27 November 1978	Elevated	Diocese of Campo Grande	Archdiocese of Campo Grande

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Statistics

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Permanent Deacons	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
Diocese of Campo Grande
1959		158,954	.0%	1	52	53	0		103	114	16	ap1960
1966	234,000	306,000	76.5%	2	63	65	3,600		110	155	18	ap1967
1968	274,000	343,000	79.9%	2	64	66	4,151		79	150	16	ap1971
1976	406,384	507,980	80.0%	6	70	76	5,347	5	97	161	30	ap1977
Archdiocese of Campo Grande
1980	296,000	370,000	80.0%	3	48	51	5,803		68	120	13	ap1981
1990	394,000	484,000	81.4%	15	3	18	21,888		73	172	21	ap1991
1999	550,000	700,000	78.6%	28	50	78	7,051		100	127	30	ap2000
2000	550,000	700,000	78.6%	34	56	90	6,111		109	168	30	ap2001
2001	550,000	730,000	75.3%	30	64	94	5,851		120	168	31	ap2002
2002	550,000	730,000	75.3%	36	60	96	5,729		113	158	33	ap2003
2003	550,000	730,000	75.3%	27	67	94	5,851		114	160	33	ap2004
2004	1,634,696	2,169,688	75.3%	31	70	101	16,185		123	186	33	ap2005

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.

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Affiliated Bishops

• Antônio Barbosa, S.D.B. † (Bishop: 23 Jan 1958; Archbishop: 27 Nov 1978 to 12 Dec 1986)
• Vitório Pavanello, S.D.B. (Coadjutor Archbishop: 26 Nov 1984; Archbishop: 12 Dec 1986)
• Eduardo Pinheiro da Silva, S.D.B. (Auxiliary Bishop: 2 Mar 2005)