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Roman Catholic Diocese of Frederico Westphalen

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Rite
  
Latin Rite

Pope
  
Francis

Date founded
  
22 May 1961

Cathedral
  
Catedral Santo Antônio

Area
  
11,473 km²

Country
  
Brazil

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Population - Total - Catholics
  
(as of 2004) 389,749 286,494 (73.5%)

Established
  
22 May 1961 (55 years ago)

Bishop
  
Antônio Carlos Rossi Keller

Ecclesiastical province
  
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Passo Fundo

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Frederico Westphalen (Latin: Dioecesis Vestphalenianus) is a diocese located in the city of Frederico Westphalen in the ecclesiastical province of Passo Fundo in Brazil.

Contents

History

  • 22 May 1961: Established as Diocese of Frederico Westphalen from the Diocese of Passo Fundo and Diocese of Santa Maria

    • Leadership

  • Bishops of Frederico Westphalen (Roman rite)
  • João Aloysio Hoffmann † (26 March 1962 - 27 May 1971) Appointed, Bishop of Erexim
  • Bruno Maldaner † (27 May 1971 - 12 December 2001) Retired
  • Zeno Hastenteufel (12 December 2001 - 28 March 2007) Appointed, Bishop of Novo Hamburgo
  • Antônio Carlos Rossi Keller (11 June 2008 - present)

    • References

    Roman Catholic Diocese of Frederico Westphalen Wikipedia
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