Roman Catholic Diocese of Novo Hamburgo

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Rite Latin Rite Bishop Zeno Hastenteufel Country Brazil		Pope Francis Area 3,691 km² Founded 1980

Population- Total- Catholics (as of 2004)961,783721,338 (75.0%) Established 2 February 1980 (37 years ago) Cathedral Catedral Basílica São Luís Gonzaga Ecclesiastical province Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Porto Alegre

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Novo Hamburgo (Latin: Dioecesis Novohamburgensis) is a diocese located in the city of Novo Hamburgo in the Ecclesiastical province of Porto Alegre in Brazil.

History

2 February 1980: Established as Diocese of Novo Hamburgo from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Porto Alegre

Bishops of Novo Hamburgo (Roman rite)

Bishop Zeno Hastenteufel (2007.03.28 – present)

Bishop Osvino José Both (later Archbishop) (1995.11.22 – 2006.06.07)

Bishop Carlos José Boaventura Kloppenburg, O.F.M. (1986.08.08 – 1995.11.22)

Bishop Aloísio Sinésio Bohn (1980.02.13 – 1986.06.27)

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