Roman Catholic Diocese of Montenegro
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Montenegro (Latin: Dioecesis Nigromontana) is a suffragan Latin diocese in the ecclesiastical province of its mother see, the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Porto Alegre (in the state capital) in Rio Grande do Sul state, southernmost Brazil.
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Diocese of Montenegro Dioecesis Nigromontana | |
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Location | |
Country | Brazil |
Ecclesiastical province | Porto Alegre |
Statistics | |
Area | 4,395 km2 (1,697 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2010) 340,000 283,119 (83.3%) |
Information | |
Rite | Latin Rite |
Established | 2 July 2008 (15 years ago) |
Cathedral | Catedral de São João Batista |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Carlos Rômulo Gonçalves e Silva |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Jaime Spengler |
Bishops emeritus | Paulo Antônio de Conto |
Map | |
Jurisdiction of the diocese. Metropolitan archdiocese in pink. | |
Website | |
www.diocesemontenegro.com.br |
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Its cathedral episcopal see is Catedral de São João Batista, dedicated to John the Baptist in the city of Montenegro, Brazil.