Diocese of Dourados, Brazil

Continent: South America

Rite: Roman (Latin)

Type: Diocese Diocese

Name: Dourados / Auratopolitan(us) (Latin)

Ecclesiastical Province: Campo Grande

Depends on: Dicastery for Bishops

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Celebrations

Patron Saint: Sagrado Coração de Jesus

Cathedral Dedication Anniversary: February 11

Liturgical Calendar (National) 📅

History

1957.06.15: Established as Diocese of Dourados / Auratopolitan(us) (Latin) (from Diocese of Corumbá and became suffragan of Cuiabá)
1978.11.27: Became suffragan of Campo Grande
2011.06.01: Lost territory to establish Diocese of Naviraí

Present Prelates

Bishop (2015.10.21 – ...):

Bishop Henrique Aparecido De Lima, C.SS.R. (60)

Ordinaries

Bishops of Dourados (Roman Rite)

Bishop Henrique Aparecido De Lima, C.SS.R. (60)
(2015.10.21 – ...)

Bishop of Dourados (Brazil)

Fazei o que ele voz disser

Born:	1964.07.28 (Toledo, PR, Brazil)
Ordained Priest:	1999.11.20
Consecrated Bishop:	2016.01.30

Bishop of Dourados (Brazil) (2015.10.21 – ...)

Bishop Redovino Rizzardo, C.S.
(2001.12.05 – 2015.10.21)

Unânimes com Maria

Born:	1939.04.12 (Brazil)
Ordained Priest:	1967.07.09
Consecrated Bishop:	2001.03.25
Died:	2016.11.06 († 77)

Coadjutor Bishop of Dourados (Brazil) (2001.01.03 – 2001.12.05)

Bishop of Dourados (Brazil) (2001.12.05 – 2015.10.21)

Bishop Alberto Johannes Först, O. Carm.
(1990.05.12 – 2001.12.05)

In verbo tuo

Born:	1926.11.26 (Germany)
Ordained Priest:	1952.06.29
Consecrated Bishop:	1988.09.07
Died:	2014.11.01 († 87)

Coadjutor Bishop of Dourados (Brazil) (1988.07.06 – 1990.05.12)

Bishop of Dourados (Brazil) (1990.05.12 – 2001.12.05)

Bishop Teodardo Leitz, O.F.M.
(1970.11.27 – 1990.05.12)

Evangelizar os pobres

Born:	1915.05.08 (Germany)
Ordained Priest:	1940.06.30
Consecrated Bishop:	1971.02.13
Died:	1999.02.27 († 83)

Bishop of Dourados (Brazil) (1970.11.27 – 1990.05.12)

Bishop Carlos Schmitt, O.F.M.
(1960.08.29 – 1970.02.14)

Justitia et pax

Born:	1919.01.27 (Brazil)
Ordained Priest:	1943.11.28
Consecrated Bishop:	1960.10.28
Died:	2006.01.16 († 86)

Bishop of Dourados (Brazil) (1960.08.29 – 1970.02.14)

Titular Bishop of Sufar (1970.02.14 – 1971.03.16)

Auxiliary Bishop of Lages (Brazil) (1970.02.14 – 1974)

Bishop José de Aquino Pereira
(1958.01.23 – 1960.03.26)

Oportet illum regnare

Born:	1920.04.22 (Brazil)
Ordained Priest:	1944.12.03
Consecrated Bishop:	1958.04.13
Died:	2011.11.17 († 91)

Bishop of Dourados (Brazil) (1958.01.23 – 1960.03.26)

Bishop of Presidente Prudente (Brazil) (1960.03.26 – 1968.05.06)

Bishop of Rio Preto (Brazil) (1968.05.06 – 1997.02.26)

Former Prelates

Coadjutor Bishop: Bishop Redovino Rizzardo, C.S. (2001.01.03 – 2001.12.05)
Coadjutor Bishop: Bishop Alberto Johannes Först, O. Carm. (1988.07.06 – 1990.05.12)

Special Churches

Cathedral: Catedral Nossa Senhora da Conceição, Dourados, Mato Grosso do Sul

Churches by City (36)

Concepción (↙), Jardim (←), Campo Grande (↑), Naviraí (↘)

Statistics (2021.12.31)

Area: 38,127 km²

Population: 423,000 Catholics (66.6% of 635,000 total)

Pastoral Centres: 37 parishes, 326 missions

Personnel: 71 priests (29 diocesan, 42 religious), 27 deacons, 148 religious (65 brothers, 83 sisters), 11 seminarians