Diocese of Cachoeira do Sul
| Diocese of Cachoeira do Sul | |
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Country | Brazil |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Santa Maria |
| Diocesan bishop | Edson Batista de Mello |
| Emeritus diocesan bishop | Irineu Sílvio Wilges, OFM |
| founding | 1991 |
| surface | 10,730 km² |
| Parishes | 13 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Residents | 234,900 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Catholics | 173,800 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| proportion of | 74% |
| Diocesan priest | 20 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Religious priest | 4 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 7,242 |
| Permanent deacons | 17 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Friars | 5 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Religious sisters | 18 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | Portuguese |
| cathedral | Catedral da Nossa Senhora da Conceição |
| Website | www.diocesenet.com.br |
The Diocese of Cachoeira do Sul ( Latin Dioecesis Cachoëirensis Australis , Portuguese Diocese de Cachoeira do Sul ) is one in Brazil located Roman Catholic diocese based in Cachoeira do Sul in the state of Rio Grande do Sul .
history
The diocese of Cachoeira do Sul was established on July 17, 1991 by Pope John Paul II with the Apostolic Constitution Brasilienses quidem from cessions of territory from the diocese of Santa Maria and subordinated to the archdiocese of Porto Alegre as a suffragan .
Bishops of Cachoeira do Sul
- Ângelo Domingos Salvador OFMCap , 1991–1999, then Bishop of Uruguaiana
- Irineu Sílvio Wilges OFM , 2000-2011
- Remídio José Bohn , 2011–2018
- Edson Batista de Mello , since 2019
Cathedral of Nossa Senhora da Conceição in Cachoeira do Sul
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See also
Web links
Commons : Diocese of Cachoeira do Sul - Collection of images, videos and audio files
- Entry for the diocese of Cachoeira do Sul on catholic-hierarchy.org
- Diocese of Cachoeira do Sul on gcatholic.org
Individual evidence
- ↑ Ioannes Paulus II: Const. Apost. Brasilienses quidem , AAS 83 (1991), n.11, pp. 916f.