Roman Catholic Diocese of Uruguaiana

Roman Catholic Diocese of Uruguaiana

The Diocese of Uruguaiana (Latin: Dioecesis Uruguaianensis) is a Roman Catholic diocese in Brazil.[1] It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Santa Maria

It was created in 1910 from the dicoese of São Pedro do Rio Grande, which became the Archdiocese of Porto Alegre.[1] The cathedral is dedicated to St. Anne.[1]

Past and Present Ordinaries

  • Hermeto José Pinheiro : 12 May 1911 (Appointed) - 3 November 1941 (Died)
  • Jose Newton de Almeida Baptista : 10 June 1944 (Appointed) - 5 January 1954 {Appointed Archbishop of Diamantina)
  • Luiz Felipe de Nadal : (9 May 1955 Appointed - 1 July 1963 (Died)
  • Augusto Petró : 12 March 1964 (Appointed) - 5 July 1995 (Retired)
  • Pedro Ercílio Simon : 5 July 1995 (Appointed) - 16 September 1998 (Appointed, Coadjutor Bishop of Passo Fundo)
  • Ângelo Domingos Salvador, O.F.M. Cap. : 26 May 1999 (Appointed - 27 June 2007 (Retired)
  • Aloísio Alberto Dilli, O.F.M. : 27 June 2007 (Appointed)

References

  1. ^ a b c "Uruguayana". Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company. 1913. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15233a.htm. 

 This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domainHerbermann, Charles, ed (1913). Catholic Encyclopedia. Robert Appleton Company. 


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