Roman Catholic Diocese of Santo Ângelo
- Roman Catholic Diocese of Santo Ângelo
Infobox Diocese| jurisdiction=Diocese
name= Santo Ângelo
latin= Dioecesis Angelopolitanus
country= Brazil| metropolitan=Porto Alegre
rite=Latin Rite
cathedral = Catedral Anjo da Guarda
cocathedral =
area= 16,776
population= 508,000
population_as_of= 2004
catholics= 389,000
catholics_percent= 76.6
bishop= José Clemente Weber
coadjutor =
auxiliary_bishops =
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Santo Ângelo {Latin: " Angelopolitan(us)"} is a diocese located in the city of Santo Ângelo in the Ecclesiastical province of Porto Alegre in Brazil.
History
* May 22, 1961: Established as Diocese of Santo Ângelo from the Diocese of Uruguaiana
Leadership
* Bishops of Santo Ângelo (Roman rite)
** Bishop José Clemente Weber (2004.06.15 – present)
** Bishop Estanislau Amadeu Kreutz (1973.12.21 – 2004.06.15)
** Bishop Aloísio Lorscheider, O.F.M. (later Cardinal) (1962.02.03 – 1973.03.26)
References
* [http://www.gcatholic.com/dioceses/diocese/zang2.htm Giga-Catholic Information]
* [http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dsabr.html Catholic Hierarchy]
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