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Roman Catholic Diocese of Osório

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Rite
  
Latin Rite

Area
  
6,210 km²

Pope
  
Francis

Country
  
Brazil

Population - Total - Catholics
  
(as of 2004) 269,186 226,547 (84.2%)

Established
  
10 November 1999 (17 years ago)

Cathedral
  
Catedral Nossa Senhora da Conceição

Bishop
  
Jaime Pedro Kohl, P.S.D.P.

Ecclesiastical province
  
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Porto Alegre

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

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History

  • 10 November 1999: Established as Diocese of Osório from the Diocese of Caxias do Sul and Metropolitan Archdiocese of Porto Alegre

    • Leadership

  • Bishops of Osório (Roman rite)
  • Bishop Thadeu Gomes Canellas (1999.11.10 – 2006.11.15)
  • Bishop Jaime Pedro Kohl, P.S.D.P. (2006.11.15 – present)

    • References

    Roman Catholic Diocese of Osório Wikipedia
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