Diocese of Caçador
| Diocese of Caçador | |
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Country | Brazil |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Florianópolis |
| Diocesan bishop | Sedis vacancy |
| Emeritus diocesan bishop | Luíz Carlos Eccel |
| founding | 1968 |
| surface | 12,150 km² |
| Parishes | 25 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Residents | 417,000 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Catholics | 352,000 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| proportion of | 84.4% |
| Diocesan priest | 33 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Religious priest | 14 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 7,489 |
| Permanent deacons | 1 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Friars | 36 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Religious sisters | 68 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | Portuguese |
| cathedral | Sao Francisco de Assis |
| address | Rua Mafra 235 89500-000 |
| Website | Diocese of Caçador |
The diocese Caçador ( Latin Dioecesis Captatoropolitana , Portuguese Diocese de Caçador ) is a Roman Catholic diocese based in Caçador, Brazil (state of Santa Catarina ).
Diocesan bishop
- Orlando Octacílio Dotti (1969–1976)
- João Oneres Marchiori (1977-1983)
- Luiz Colussi (1983-1996)
- Luíz Carlos Eccel (1998-2010)
- Severino Clasen OFM (2011-2020, then Archbishop of Maringá )
- Sedis vacancy (since 2020)
Web links
- Entry on the diocese of Caçador on catholic-hierarchy.org ; accessed on July 1, 2020.
