Roman Catholic Diocese of Caçador

Diocese of Caçador Dioecesis Captatoropolitanus
Location
Country	Brazil
Metropolitan	Florianópolis
Statistics
Area	12,398 km2 (4,787 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2004) 350,919 279,906 (79.8%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Cathedral	Catedral São Francisco de Assis
Current leadership
Bishop	Severino Clasen, O.F.M.

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Caçador (Latin: Dioecesis Captatoropolitanus) is a diocese located in the city of Caçador in the Ecclesiastical province of Florianópolis in Brazil.

History

• November 23, 1968: Established as Diocese of Caçador from the Diocese of Lages

Leadership

• Bishops of Caçador (Roman rite)
  • Orlando Octacílio Dotti, O.F.M. Cap. (12 March 1969 Appointed - 1 April 1976 Appointed, Bishop of Barra (do Rio Grande), Baia)
  • João Oneres Marchiori (25 January 1977 Appointed - 18 April 1983 Appointed, Coadjutor Bishop of Lages, Santa Catarina)
  • Luiz Colussi (5 December 1983 Appointed - 4 December 1996 Died)
  • Luíz Carlos Eccel (18 November 1998 Appointed - 24 November 2010 Resigned)
  • Severino Clasen, O.F.M. (6 July 2011 Appointed – present)

References

• Giga-Catholic Information
• Catholic Hierarchy