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

Population- Total- Catholics (as of 2004)389,749286,494 (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.

History

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

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)

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