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Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Passo Fundo

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Ecclesiastical province
  
Passo Fundo

Pope
  
Francis

Country
  
Brazil

Rite
  
Latin Rite

Area
  
12,200 km²

Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Passo Fundo

Population- Total- Catholics
  
(as of 2004)488,530366,397 (75.0%)

Established
  
10 March 1951 (66 years ago)

Cathedral
  
Catedral Nossa Senhora Aparecida

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Passo Fundo (Latin: Archidioecesis Passofundensis) is an archdiocese located in the city of Passo Fundo. Before being elevated to an archdiocese itself in 2011 it was part of the Ecclesiastical province of Porto Alegre in Brazil.

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History

  • March 10, 1951: Established as Diocese of Passo Fundo from the Diocese of Santa Maria
  • April 13, 2011: Elevated to archdiocese

    • Leadership

  • Archbishops of Passo Fundo (Roman rite)
  • Archbishop Rodolfo Luis Weber (2015.12.2 - Present)
  • Archbishop Antonio Carlos Altieri (2012.07.11 - 2015.12.2); formerly, Bishop of Caraguatatuba
  • Archbishop Pedro Ercílio Simon (2011.04.13 – 2012.07.11)
  • Bishops of Passo Fundo (Roman rite)
  • Bishop Pedro Ercílio Simon (1999.05.19 – 2011.04.13)
  • Bishop Urbano José Allgayer (1982.02.04 – 1999.05.19)
  • Bishop João Cláudio Colling (later Archbishop) (1951.03.23 – 1981.08.29)

    • Suffragan Sees

  • Diocese of Erexim
  • Diocese of Frederico Westphalen
  • Diocese of Vacaria

    • References

    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Passo Fundo Wikipedia
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