Diocese of

Coxim

Brazil

Continent: South America

Rite: Roman (Latin)

Type: Diocese Diocese

Name: Coxim / Coxinen(sis) (Latin)

Ecclesiastical Province: Campo Grande

Neighbouring Dioceses: Jardim (↙), Corumbá (←), Rondonópolis–Guiratinga (↑), Jataí (↗), Três Lagoas (↘), Campo Grande (↓)

Depends on: Dicastery for Bishops

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Celebrations

Patron Saint: Saint Joseph (March 19)

Cathedral Dedication Anniversary: March 17 (2003)

Liturgical Calendar (National) 📅

History

1978.01.03: Established as Territorial Prelature of Coxim / Coxinen(sis) (Latin) (from Diocese of Campo Grande and became suffragan of Cuiabá)
1978.11.27: Became suffragan of Campo Grande
2002.11.13: Promoted as Diocese of Coxim / Coxinen(sis) (Latin)

Present Prelates

Bishop (2022.10.19 – ...):

Bishop Otair Nicoletti (63)

Ordinaries

Bishops of Coxim (Roman Rite)

Bishop Otair Nicoletti (63)
(2022.10.19 – ...)

Bishop of Coxim (Brazil)

Avance para águas mais profundas

Born:	1962.04.06 (Fernandópolis, SP, Brazil)
Ordained Priest:	1994.06.18
Consecrated Bishop:	2022.12.10

Priest of Dourados (Brazil) (1994.06.18 – 2022.10.19)

Bishop of Coxim (Brazil) (2022.10.19 – ...)

Bishop Antonino Migliore (79)
(2002.11.13 – 2022.10.19)

Bishop emeritus of Coxim (Brazil)

Euntes in mundum universum

Born:	1946.06.07 (Serradifalco, Italy)
Ordained Priest:	1969.06.29
Consecrated Bishop:	2000.06.23

Priest of Caltanissetta (Italy) (1969.06.29 – 2000.05.10)

Bishop-Prelate of Coxim (Brazil) (2000.05.10 – 2002.11.13)

Bishop of Coxim (Brazil) (2002.11.13 – 2022.10.19)

Prelates of Coxim (Roman Rite)

Bishop Antonino Migliore (79)
(2000.05.10 – 2002.11.13)

(see above)

Bishop Osório Claudio Bebber, O.F.M. Cap.
(1992.01.18 – 1999.03.17)

Omnes Fratres Estis

Born:	1929.06.11 (Flores da Cunha, RS, Brazil)
Ordained Priest:	1955.02.13
Consecrated Bishop:	1980.03.02
Died:	2021.08.13 (Caxias do Sul, RS, Brazil † 92)

Coadjutor Bishop of Tubarão (Brazil) (1979.11.30 – 1981.09.17)

Bishop of Tubarão (Brazil) (1981.09.17 – 1992.01.18)

Bishop-Prelate of Coxim (Brazil) (1992.01.18 – 1999.03.17)

Bishop of Joaçaba (Brazil) (1999.03.17 – 2003.04.09)

Bishop Ângelo Domingos Salvador, O.F.M. Cap.
(1986.05.16 – 1991.07.17)

Dare vitam fratribus

Born:	1932.07.17 (Segredo, RS, Brazil)
Ordained Priest:	1958.03.22
Consecrated Bishop:	1981.06.14
Died:	2022.08.13 (Caxias do Sul, RS, Brazil † 90)

Titular Bishop of Selia (1981.03.16 – 1986.05.16)

Auxiliary Bishop of São Salvador da Bahia (Brazil) (1981.03.16 – 1986.05.16)

Bishop-Prelate of Coxim (Brazil) (1986.05.16 – 1991.07.17)

Bishop of Cachoeira do Sul (Brazil) (1991.07.17 – 1999.05.26)

Bishop of Uruguaiana (Brazil) (1999.05.26 – 2007.06.27)

Bishop Clóvis Frainer, O.F.M. Cap. (later Archbishop)
(1978.01.03 – 1985.01.05)

Evangelizare misit me

Born:	1931.03.23 (Veranópolis, RS, Brazil)
Ordained Priest:	1955.03.27
Consecrated Bishop:	1978.04.09
Died:	2017.04.04 (Caxias do Sul, RS, Brazil † 86)

Bishop-Prelate of Coxim (Brazil) (1978.01.03 – 1985.01.05)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Manaus (Brazil) (1985.01.05 – 1991.05.22)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Juiz de Fora (Brazil) (1991.05.22 – 2001.11.28)

Special Churches

Cathedral: Catedral São José, Coxim, Mato Grosso do Sul

Churches by City (13)

Jardim (↙), Corumbá (←), Rondonópolis–Guiratinga (↑), Jataí (↗), Três Lagoas (↘), Campo Grande (↓)

Statistics (2022.12.31)

Area: 51,000 km²

Population: 115,700 Catholics (71.9% of 161,000 total)

Pastoral Centres: 14 parishes

Personnel: 24 priests (22 diocesan, 2 religious), 1 deacon, 18 religious (2 brothers, 16 sisters), 8 seminarians

Pastoral Centres

Last updated on 2026.03.30

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