Roman Catholic Diocese of Novo Hamburgo
- Roman Catholic Diocese of Novo Hamburgo
Infobox Diocese| jurisdiction=Diocese
name= Novo Hamburgo
latin= Dioecesis Novohamburgensis
country= Brazil| metropolitan=Porto Alegre
rite=Latin Rite
cathedral = Catedral Basílica São Luís Gonzaga
cocathedral =
area= 3,691
population= 961,783
population_as_of= 2004
catholics= 721,338
catholics_percent= 75.0
bishop= Zeno Hastenteufel
coadjutor =
auxiliary_bishops =
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Novo Hamburgo {Latin: " Novohamburgen(sis)"} is a diocese located in the city of Novo Hamburgo in the Ecclesiastical province of Porto Alegre in Brazil.
History
* February 2, 1980: Established as Diocese of Novo Hamburgo from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Porto Alegre
Leadership
* Bishops of Novo Hamburgo (Roman rite)
** Bishop Zeno Hastenteufel (2007.03.28 – present)
** Bishop Osvino José Both (later Archbishop) (1995.11.22 – 2006.06.07)
** Bishop Carlos José Boaventura Kloppenburg, O.F.M. (1986.08.08 – 1995.11.22)
** Bishop Aloísio Sinésio Bohn (1980.02.13 – 1986.06.27)
References
* [http://www.gcatholic.com/dioceses/diocese/nham0.htm Giga-Catholic Information]
* [http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dnoha.html Catholic Hierarchy]
* [http://www.mitranh.org.br/site/ Diocese website (Portuguese)]
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