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Suffragan diocese Montenegro, Brazil

Diocese of Montenegro

Nigromontan(us)

Latin Church

Latin-rite diocese in Rio Grande do Sul state, southern Brazil. Erected 2 July 2008 from territory of the Archdiocese of Porto Alegre, of which it is a suffragan. Its cathedral is the Catedral de Sao Joao Batista in Montenegro.

On the map

Esri
The address the register holds for Catedral de Sao Joao Batista, in Montenegro, Brazil.

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Established
2008
Catholics
283,119
Priests
53
Territory
4,395 km²

Parishes and churches

30 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.

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The bishop

Bishop
Carlos Romulo Goncalves e Silva
Born
24 January 1969
Birthplace
Piratini

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The cathedral

Catedral de Sao Joao Batista stands in Montenegro, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.

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History

In Rio Grande do Sul state, in southernmost Brazil, the Diocese of Montenegro (Latin: Dioecesis Nigromontana) is a Latin suffragan of its mother see, the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Porto Alegre in the state capital. Its episcopal seat, the Catedral de São João Batista in the city of Montenegro, is dedicated to John the Baptist.

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