Roman Catholic Diocese of Coxim

The Diocese of Coxim (

Its cathedral episcopal see is Catedral São José, dedicated to Saint Joseph, in the city of Coxim.

History

• Established on January 3, 1978 as
  Diocese of Campo Grande
  (now its metropolitan see)
• November 13, 2002: Promoted as Diocese of Coxim

Statistics and extent

As of 2014^[update], it pastorally served 110,000 Catholics (78.0% of 141,000 total) on 45,000 km² (the municipalities Coxim, Alcinópolis, Camapuã, Costa Rica, Figueirão, Pedro Gomes, Rio Negro, Rio Verde de Mato Grosso, São Gabriel do Oeste and Sonora) in 14 parishes with 17 priests (15 diocesan, 2 religious), 1 deacon, 22 lay religious (4 brothers, 18 sisters) and 8 seminarians.

Episcopal ordinaries

Territorial Prelates of Coxim

• Clóvis Frainer, OFMCap (1978.01.03 – 1985.01.05), next Metropolitan Archbishop of Manaus (Brazil) (1985.01.05 – 1991.05.22), Metropolitan Archbishop of Juiz de Fora (Brazil) (1991.05.22 – retired 2001.11.28); died 2017
• Auxiliary Bishop of Archdiocese of São Salvador da Bahia (Brazil) (1981.03.16 – 1986.05.16); later Bishop of Cachoeira do Sul (Brazil) (1991.07.17 – 1999.05.26), Bishop of Uruguaiana
  (Brazil) (1999.05.26 – retired 2007.06.27)
• Coadjutor Bishop of Tubarão (Brazil) (1979.11.30 – 1981.09.17), succeeding as Bishop of Tubarão (1981.09.17 – 1992.01.18); later Bishop of Joaçaba
  (Brazil) (1999.03.17 – retired 2003.04.09)
• Antonino Migliore (born Italy) (2000.05.10 – 2002.11.13 see below), no previous prelature

• GCatholic.org - data for all sections
• Catholic Hierarchy
• Diocese website (Portuguese)

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