Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Pelotas

Archdiocese of Pelotas Archidioecesis Pelotensis
Location
Country	Brazil
Metropolitan	Pelotas
Statistics
Area	20,737 km2 (8,007 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2004) 543,732 315,000 (57.9%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Cathedral	Catedral São Francisco de Paula
Current leadership
Bishop	Jayme Henrique Chemello

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Pelotas (Latin: Archidioecesis Pelotensis) is an archdiocese located in the city of Pelotas. Before being elevated to an archdiocese in its own right on April 13, 2011 it was part of the Ecclesiastical province of Porto Alegre in Brazil.

History

• August 15, 1910: Established as Diocese of Pelotas from the Diocese of São Pedro do Rio Grande
• April 13, 2011: Elevated to archdiocese

Leadership

• Archbishops of Pelotas (Roman rite)
  • Archbishop Jayme Henrique Chemello (2011.04.13 — present)

• Bishops of Pelotas (Roman rite)
  • Bishop Jayme Henrique Chemello (1977.09.01 – 2011.04.13)
  • Bishop Antônio Zattera (1942.01.31 – 1977.09.01)
  • Bishop Joaquim Ferreira de Melo (1921.03.15 – 1940.09.22)
  • Bishop Francisco de Campos Barreto (1911.05.12 – 1920.07.30)

Suffragan Sees

• Diocese of Bagé
• Diocese of Rio Grande

References

• Giga-Catholic Information
• Catholic Hierarchy
• Diocese website (Portuguese)