Archdiocese of Passo Fundo
| Archdiocese of Passo Fundo | |
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Country | Brazil |
| Diocesan bishop | Rodolfo Luís Weber |
| Emeritus diocesan bishop | Antônio Carlos Altieri SDB |
| Vicar General | Ivanir Antônio Rodighero |
| founding | 1951 |
| surface | 12,000 km² |
| Parishes | 53 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Residents | 510.815 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Catholics | 443,000 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| proportion of | 86.7% |
| Diocesan priest | 66 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Religious priest | 49 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 3,852 |
| Friars | 68 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Religious sisters | 327 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | Portuguese |
| cathedral | Catedral Nossa Senhora Aparecida |
| Website | http://www.pastoral.com.br/ |
| Suffragan dioceses |
Diocese of Erexim Diocese of Frederico Westphalen Diocese of Vacaria |
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Passo Fundo ( Latin Archidioecesis Passofundensis , Portuguese Arquidiocese de Passo Fundo ) is in Brazil located Roman Catholic Archdiocese based in Passo Fundo in the state of Rio Grande do Sul .
history
The diocese Passo Fundo was on March 10, 1951 by Pope Pius XII. Erected from the cession of the diocese of Santa Maria and subordinated to the archdiocese of Porto Alegre as a suffragan . On May 22, 1961, the Diocese of Passo Fundo gave up parts of its territory to establish the Diocese of Frederico Westphalen . Another assignment of territory took place on May 27, 1971 to establish the diocese of Erexim .
On April 13, 2011, Pope Benedict XVI. the diocese Passo Fundo to the rank of archbishopric and metropolitan seat.
Ordinaries
Bishops of Passo Fundo
- João Cláudio Colling , 1951–1981, then Archbishop of Porto Alegre
- Urbano José Allgayer , 1982-1999
- Pedro Ercílio Simon , 1999-2011
Archbishops of Passo Fundo
- Pedro Ercílio Simon, 2011–2012
- Antônio Carlos Altieri , 2012–2015
- Rodolfo Luís Weber , since 2015