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Roman Catholic Diocese of Caçador

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Metropolitan
  
Florianópolis

Pope
  
Francis

Country
  
Brazil

Rite
  
Latin Rite

Area
  
12,398 km²

Roman Catholic Diocese of Caçador

Population- Total- Catholics
  
(as of 2006)376,000286,000 (76.1%)

Established
  
23 November 1968 (48 years ago)

Cathedral
  
Cathedral of St Francis of Assisi in Caçador

Ecclesiastical province
  
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Florianópolis

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Caçador (Latin: Dioecesis Captatoropolitanus) is a diocese located in the city of Caçador in the Ecclesiastical province of Florianópolis in Brazil.

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History

  • November 23, 1968: Established as Diocese of Caçador from the Diocese of Lages

    • Leadership

  • Bishops of Caçador (Roman rite)
  • Orlando Octacílio Dotti, O.F.M. Cap. (12 March 1969 Appointed - 1 April 1976 Appointed, Bishop of Barra (do Rio Grande), Baia)
  • João Oneres Marchiori (25 January 1977 Appointed - 18 April 1983 Appointed, Coadjutor Bishop of Lages, Santa Catarina)
  • Luiz Colussi (5 December 1983 Appointed - 4 December 1996 Died)
  • Luíz Carlos Eccel (18 November 1998 Appointed - 24 November 2010 Resigned)
  • Severino Clasen, O.F.M. (6 July 2011 Appointed – present)

    • References

    Roman Catholic Diocese of Caçador Wikipedia
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