- Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Passo Fundo
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Archdiocese of Passo Fundo
Archidioecesis PassofundensisLocation Country Brazil Metropolitan Passo Fundo Statistics Area 12,200 km2 (4,700 sq mi) Population
- Total
- Catholics(as of 2004)
488,530
366,397 (75.0%)Information Rite Latin Rite Cathedral Catedral Nossa Senhora Aparecida Current leadership Bishop Pedro Ercílio Simon The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Passo Fundo (Latin: Archidioecesis Passofundensis) is an archdiocese located in the city of Passo Fundo. Before being elevated to an archdiocese itself in 2011 it was part of the Ecclesiastical province of Porto Alegre in Brazil.
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History
- March 10, 1951: Established as Diocese of Passo Fundo from the Diocese of Santa Maria
- April 13, 2011: Elevated to archdiocese
Leadership
- Archbishops of Passo Fundo (Roman rite)
- Archbishop Pedro Ercílio Simon (2011.04-13 – present)
- Bishops of Passo Fundo (Roman rite)
- Bishop Pedro Ercílio Simon (1999.05.19 – 2011.04.13)
- Bishop Urbano José Allgayer (1982.02.04 – 1999.05.19)
- Bishop João Cláudio Colling (later Archbishop) (1951.03.23 – 1981.08.29)
Suffragan Sees
References
Aparecida · Aracajú · Belo Horizonte · Belém do Pará · Botucatu · Brasília · Campinas · Campo Grande · Cascavel · Cuiabá · Curitiba · Diamantina · Feira de Santana · Florianópolis · Fortaleza · Goiânia · Juiz de Fora · Londrina · Maceió · Manaus · Mariana · Maringá · Montes Claros · Natal · Niterói · Olinda e Recife · Palmas · Paraíba · Passo Fundo · Pelotas · Porto Alegre · Porto Velho · Pouso Alegre · Ribeirão Preto · Santa Maria · Sorocaba · São Luís do Maranhão · São Paulo · São Salvador da Bahia · São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro · Teresina · Uberaba · Vitória · Vitória da ConquistaCategories:- Roman Catholic dioceses in Brazil
- Religious organizations established in 1951
- Roman Catholic ecclesiastical provinces in Brazil
- Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Passo Fundo
- Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 20th century
- Brazilian Roman Catholic diocese stubs
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