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Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Pelotas

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Ecclesiastical province
  
Pelotas

Pope
  
Francis

Country
  
Brazil

Rite
  
Latin Rite

Area
  
20,737 km²

Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Pelotas

Population- Total- Catholics
  
(as of 2004)543,732315,000 (57.9%)

Established
  
15 August 1910 (106 years ago)

Cathedral
  
Catedral São Francisco de Paula

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Pelotas (Latin: Archidioecesis Pelotensis) is an archdiocese located in the city of Pelotas. Before being elevated to an archdiocese in its own right on April 13, 2011 it was part of the Ecclesiastical province of Porto Alegre in Brazil.

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History

  • 15 August 1910: Established as Diocese of Pelotas from the Diocese of São Pedro do Rio Grande
  • 13 April 2011: Elevated to archdiocese

    • Leadership

  • Bishops of Pelotas (Roman rite)
  • Francisco de Campos Barreto † (12 May 1911 - 30 July 1920) Appointed, Bishop of Campinas
  • Joaquim Ferreira de Mello † (15 March 1921 - 22 September 1940) Died
  • Antônio Zattera † (31 January 1942 - 1 September 1977) Resigned
  • Jayme Henrique Chemello (1 September 1977 - 1 July 2009) Resigned
  • Jacinto Bergmann (1 July 2009 - 13 April 2011) Appointed archbishop
  • Archbishops of Pelotas (Roman rite)
  • Jacinto Bergmann (13 April 2011 - present)

    • Suffragan Sees

  • Diocese of Bagé
  • Diocese of Rio Grande

    • References

    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Pelotas Wikipedia
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