Roman Catholic Diocese of Bagé

Diocese of Bagé Dioecesis Bagensis
Cathedral of Saint Sebastian
Location
Country	Brazil
Ecclesiastical province	Pelotas
Statistics
Area	35,554 km2 (13,727 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2004) 390,092 312,073 (80.0%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Established	25 June 1960 (63 years ago)
Cathedral	Cathedral of Saint Sebastian
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Cleonir Paulo Dalbosco, OFMCap
Metropolitan Archbishop	Jacinto Bergmann
Bishops emeritus	Gílio Felício
Map
Jurisdiction of the diocese. Metropolitan archdiocese in pink.
Website
www.diocesebage.com

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Bagé (Latin: Dioecesis Bagensis) is a diocese located in the city of Bagé in the ecclesiastical province of Pelotas in Brazil.

History

• 25 June 1960: Established as Diocese of Bagé from the Diocese of Pelotas and Diocese of Uruguaiana

Bishops

• Bishops of Bagé (Latin Rite)
  • José Gomes (18 March 1961 – 16 July 1968), appointed Bishop of Chapecó, Santa Catarina
  • Angelo Félix Mugnol (15 January 1969 – 12 February 1982)
  • Laurindo Guizzardi, CS (12 February 1982 - 28 November 2001), appointed Bishop of Foz do Iguaçu, Parana
  • Gílio Felício (11 December 2002 – 6 June 2018)
  • Cleonir Paulo Dalbosco, OFMCap (26 September 2018 – present)

Coadjutor bishop

• Laurindo Guizzardi, CS (1982)

Other priest of this diocese who became bishop

• Roque Paloschi, appointed Bishop of Roraima, Roraima in 2005

References

• GCatholic.org
• Catholic Hierarchy