Diocese of Dourados

The Diocese of Dourados () is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church located in the city of Dourados, Brazil. It is a suffragan in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Campo Grande.

History

• June 15, 1957: Established as Diocese of Dourados from the Diocese of Corumbá

Bishops

• Bishops of Dourados, in reverse chronological order
• Bishop Henrique Aparecido de Lima, C.SS.R. (2015.10.21 -
• Bishop Redovino Rizzardo, C.S. (2001.12.05 – 2015.10.21)
• Bishop Alberto Johannes Först, O. Carm. (1990.05.12 – 2001.12.05)
• Bishop Teodardo Leitz, O.F.M. (1970.11.27 – 1990.05.12)
• Bishop Carlos Schmitt, O.F.M. (1960.08.29 – 1970.02.14)
• Bishop José de Aquino Pereira (1958.01.23 – 1960.03.26), appointed Bishop of Presidente Prudente, São Paulo

Coadjutor bishops

• Alberto Johannes Först, O. Carm. (1988-1990)
• Redovino Rizzardo, C.S. (2001)

References

• GCatholic.org
• Catholic Hierarchy