Diocese of Corumbá

Past and Present Ordinaries

• Cyrillo de Paula Freitas † (13 Mar 1911 Appointed - 8 Feb 1918 Resigned)
• Helvécio Gomes de Oliveira, S.D.B. † (15 Feb 1918 Appointed - 18 Jun 1918 Appointed, Bishop of São Luís do Maranhão)
• José Maurício da Rocha † (10 Mar 1919 Appointed - 4 Feb 1927 Appointed, Bishop of Bragança Paulista, Sao Paulo)
• Antônio de Almeida Lustosa, S.D.B. † (17 Dec 1928 Appointed - 10 Jul 1931 Appointed, Archbishop of Belém do Pará)
• Vicente Bartolomeu Maria Priante, S.D.B. † (13 May 1933 Appointed - 4 Dec 1944 Died)
• Orlando Chaves, S.D.B. † (29 Feb 1948 Appointed - 18 Dec 1956 Appointed, Archbishop of Cuiabá, Mato Grosso)
• Ladislau Paz, S.D.B. † (28 Nov 1957 Appointed - 5 Jul 1978 Retired)
• Onofre Cândido Rosa, S.D.B. † (5 Jul 1978 Succeeded - 16 Feb 1981 Appointed, Bishop of Jardim, Mato Grosso do Sul)
• Vitório Pavanello, S.D.B. (26 Nov 1981 Appointed - 26 Nov 1984 Appointed, Coadjutor Archbishop of Campo Grande, Mato Grosso do Sul)
• Pedro Fré, C.SS.R. † (28 Oct 1985 Appointed - 2 Dec 1989 Appointed, Bishop of Barretos, Sao Paulo)
• José Alves da Costa, D.C. † (8 May 1991 Appointed - 21 Jul 1999 Resigned)
• Mílton Antônio dos Santos, S.D.B. (31 May 2000 Appointed - 4 Jun 2003 Appointed, Coadjutor Archbishop of Cuiabá, Mato Grosso)
• Segismundo Martínez Álvarez, S.D.B. † (7 Dec 2004 Appointed - 19 Dec 2018 Retired)
• João Aparecido Bergamasco, S.A.C. (19 Dec 2018 Appointed - )

Historical Summary

Statistics

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Permanent Deacons	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
1950	400,000	420,000	95.2%		83	83	4,819		118	119	21	ap1951
1966	220,000	228,000	96.5%	3	23	26	8,461		26	66	14	ap1967
1970		250,000	.0%	2	20	22	0		24	69	12	ap1971
1976	250,000	270,000	92.6%	4	18	22	11,363		24	50	14	ap1977
1980	269,000	301,000	89.4%	5	26	31	8,677		30	57	13	ap1981
1990	90,000	120,000	75.0%	2	9	11	8,181		10	25	5	ap1991
1999	76,415	101,887	75.0%	4	7	11	6,946		8	16	5	ap2000
2000	76,622	102,163	75.0%	3	9	12	6,385		10	16	5	ap2001
2001	85,000	100,300	84.7%	1	9	10	8,500		11	12	5	ap2002
2002	85,000	102,680	82.8%	6	8	14	6,071	1	10	14	6	ap2003
2003	85,000	102,680	82.8%	6	8	14	6,071		10	13	5	ap2004
2004	85,000	102,680	82.8%	3	10	13	6,538		12	11	5	ap2005
2006	87,100	105,300	82.7%	4	8	12	7,258	2	13	13	5	ap2007
2013	95,500	115,500	82.7%	5	11	16	5,968	2	14	10	7	ap2014
2016	97,900	118,400	82.7%	6	7	13	7,530	2	8	7	9	ap2017
2019	100,260	121,260	82.7%	8	8	16	6,266	3	22	7	8	ap2020

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

Affiliated Bishops, Living

• João Aparecido Bergamasco, S.A.C. (Bishop: 19 Dec 2018 - )
• Edmilson Tadeu Canavarros dos Santos, S.D.B.
• Mílton Antônio dos Santos, S.D.B. (Bishop: 31 May 2000 to 4 Jun 2003)
• Vitório Pavanello, S.D.B. (Bishop: 26 Nov 1981 to 26 Nov 1984)

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Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

• Antônio de Almeida Lustosa, S.D.B. † (Bishop: 17 Dec 1928 to 10 Jul 1931)
• José Alves da Costa, D.C. † (Bishop: 8 May 1991 to 21 Jul 1999)
• Orlando Chaves, S.D.B. † (Bishop: 29 Feb 1948 to 18 Dec 1956)
• José Maurício da Rocha † (Bishop: 10 Mar 1919 to 4 Feb 1927)
• Pedro Fré, C.SS.R. † (Bishop: 28 Oct 1985 to 2 Dec 1989)
• Cyrillo de Paula Freitas † (Bishop: 13 Mar 1911 to 8 Feb 1918)
• Helvécio Gomes de Oliveira, S.D.B. † (Bishop: 15 Feb 1918 to 18 Jun 1918)
• Segismundo Martínez Álvarez, S.D.B. † (Bishop: 7 Dec 2004 to 19 Dec 2018)
• Ladislau Paz, S.D.B. † (Auxiliary Bishop: 21 Jul 1955; Bishop: 28 Nov 1957 to 5 Jul 1978)
• Vicente Bartolomeu Maria Priante, S.D.B. † (Bishop: 13 May 1933 to 4 Dec 1944)
• Onofre Cândido Rosa, S.D.B. † (Coadjutor Bishop: 1 Dec 1977; Bishop: 5 Jul 1978 to 16 Feb 1981)