Diocese of Caxias do Sul
| Diocese of Caxias do Sul | |
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Country | Brazil |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Porto Alegre |
| Diocesan bishop | José Gislon OFMCap |
| Emeritus diocesan bishop |
Nei Paulo Moretto Alessandro Carmelo Ruffinoni CS |
| founding | 1934 |
| surface | 11,892 km² |
| Parishes | 74 ( 12/31/2013 / AP2014 ) |
| Residents | 848,000 (December 31, 2013 / AP2014 ) |
| Catholics | 763,000 (December 31, 2013 / AP2014 ) |
| proportion of | 90% |
| Diocesan priest | 102 ( 12/31/2013 / AP2014 ) |
| Religious priest | 80 (31.12.2013 / AP2014 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 4,192 |
| Friars | 151 ( 12/31/2013 / AP2014 ) |
| Religious sisters | 417 ( 12/31/2013 / AP2014 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | Portuguese |
| cathedral | Santa Teresa Cathedral |
| Website | www.diocesedecaxias.org |
The diocese of Caxias do Sul ( lat. : Dioecesis Caxiensis Australis ) is a in Brazil located Roman Catholic diocese , based in Caxias do Sul in the state of Rio Grande do Sul .
history
The diocese of Caxias do Sul was on September 8, 1934 by Pope Pius XI. Established with the Apostolic Constitution Quae spirituali christifidelium from cessions of territory from the Archdiocese of Porto Alegre as the Diocese of Caxias . It was subordinated to the Archdiocese of Porto Alegre as a suffragan .
On October 19, 1966, the diocese of Caxias was renamed the Diocese of Caxias do Sul . The diocese of Caxias do Sul gave on November 10, 1999 parts of its territory to establish the Diocese of Osório .
Ordinaries
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Bishops of Caxias
- José Baréa , 1935–1951
- Benedito Zorzi , 1952-1966
Bishops of Caxias do Sul
- Benedito Zorzi, 1966-1983
- Nei Paulo Moretto , 1983-2011
- Alessandro Carmelo Ruffinoni CS , 2011–2019
- José Gislon OFMCap , since 2019
See also
Web links
Commons : Diocese of Caxias do Sul - Collection of images, videos and audio files
- Entry for the diocese of Caxias do Sul on catholic-hierarchy.org ; Retrieved July 6, 2011.
- Diocese of Caxias do Sul on gcatholic.org