Diocese of Santa Cruz do Sul

Dioecesis Sanctae Crucis in Brasilia
Cathedral of St. John the Baptist
Location
CountryBrazil
Ecclesiastical provinceSanta Maria
Statistics
Area17,168 km2 (6,629 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2004)
537,002
447,502 (83.3%)
Information
RiteLatin Rite
Established20 June 1959 (64 years ago)
CathedralCatedral São João Batista
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopAloísio Alberto Dilli, O.F.M.
Metropolitan ArchbishopHélio Adelar Rubert
Map
Jurisdiction of the diocese. Metropolitan archdiocese in pink.
Jurisdiction of the diocese. Metropolitan archdiocese in pink.
Website
www.mitrascs.com.br

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Santa Cruz do Sul (Latin: Dioecesis Sanctae Crucis in Brasilia) is a diocese located in the city of Santa Cruz do Sul in the Ecclesiastical province of Santa Maria in Brazil.

History

  • 20 June 1959: Established as Diocese of Santa Cruz do Sul from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Porto Alegre

Bishops

  • Bishops of Santa Cruz do Sul (Roman rite)
    • Alberto Frederico Etges † (1 Aug 1959 - 27 Jun 1986) Retired
    • Aloísio Sinésio Bohn (27 Jun 1986 - 19 May 2010) Retired
    • Canísio Klaus (19 May 2010 - 2016.01.20) Appointed Bishop of Sinop, Mato Grosso
    • Aloísio Alberto Dilli, O.F.M. (2016.07.13 - present)

Other priests of this diocese who became bishops

  • Paulo Antônio de Conto, appointed Bishop of São Luíz de Cáceres in 1991
  • Gílio Felício, appointed Auxiliary Bishop of São Salvador da Bahia in 1998

References


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