Bishopric of Santo Angelo
| Bishopric of Santo Angelo | |
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Country | Brazil |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Santa Maria |
| Diocesan bishop | Liro Vendelino Meurer |
| Emeritus diocesan bishop | José Clemente Weber |
| founding | 1961 |
| surface | 18,572 km² |
| Parishes | 40 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| Residents | 582,590 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| Catholics | 424,635 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| proportion of | 72.9% |
| Diocesan priest | 55 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| Religious priest | 16 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 5,981 |
| Permanent deacons | 1 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| Friars | 32 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| Religious sisters | 122 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | Portuguese |
| cathedral | Santo Angelo Cathedral |
| address | CP 202 Rua Marques do Herval 1270 98800-970 Santo Ângelo, RS Brazil |
| Website | www.diocesedesantoangelo.org |
The diocese of Santo Ângelo ( Latin Dioecesis Angelopolitana , Portuguese Diocese de Santo Ângelo ) is a Roman Catholic suffragan of the Archdiocese of Santa Maria . The diocese of Santo Ângelo has its seat in Santo Ângelo in Rio Grande do Sul in southern Brazil .
The diocese was founded on May 22nd, 1961 by Pope John XXIII. founded out of the diocese of Uruguaiana ; Aloísio Lorscheider became the first bishop on February 3, 1962 .
Bishops
- Aloísio Lorscheider OFM (1962–1973), later Archbishop of Fortaleza and Aparecida
- Estanislau Amadeu Kreutz (1973-2004)
- José Clemente Weber (2004-2013)
- Liro Vendelino Meurer (since 2013)
