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)269,186226,547 (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.

History

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

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)

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