Roman Catholic Diocese of Santo Ângelo

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Rite Latin Rite Area 16,776 km² Bishop José Clemente Weber		Pope Francis Country Brazil Emeritus bishop Estanislau Amadeu Kreutz

Population- Total- Catholics (as of 2004)508,000389,000 (76.6%) Established 22 May 1961 (55 years ago) Cathedral Catedral Anjo da Guarda Emeritus Bishops Estanislau Amadeu Kreutz Ecclesiastical province Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Santa Maria

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Santo Ângelo (Latin: Dioecesis Angelopolitanus) is a diocese located in the city of Santo Ângelo in the Ecclesiastical province of Santa Maria in Brazil.

History

22 May 1961: Established as Diocese of Santo Ângelo from the Diocese of Uruguaiana

Bishops of Santo Ângelo (Roman rite)

Bishop José Clemente Weber (2004.06.15 – present)

Bishop Estanislau Amadeu Kreutz (1973.12.21 – 2004.06.15)

Bishop Aloísio Lorscheider, O.F.M. (later Cardinal) (1962.02.03 – 1973.03.26)

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