Roman Catholic Diocese of Vacaria

Diocese of Vacaria Dioecesis Vaccariensis
Cathedral of Our Lady
Location
Country	Brazil
Ecclesiastical province	Passo Fundo
Statistics
Area	15,932 km2 (6,151 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2004) 199,500 181,300 (90.9%)
Information
Denomination	Catholic Church
Sui iuris church	Latin Church
Rite	Roman Rite
Established	8 September 1934 (89 years ago)
Cathedral	Catedral Nossa Senhora da Oliveira
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Silvio Guterres Dutra
Metropolitan Archbishop	Rodolfo Luís Weber
Bishops emeritus	Orlando Octacílio Dotti, OFMCap Irineu Gassen, OFM
Map
Jurisdiction of the diocese. Metropolitan archdiocese in pink.

The Diocese of Vacaria (Latin: Dioecesis Vaccariensis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical jurisdiction or diocese of the Catholic Church in Brazil. Its episcopal see is Vacaria. The diocese is a suffragan diocese in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Passo Fundo.

History

• 8 September 1934: Established as Territorial Prelature of Vacaria from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Porto Alegre
• 18 January 1957: Promoted as Diocese of Vacaria

Bishops

Ordinaries, in reverse chronological order

• Bishops of Vacaria
  • Bishop Silvio Guterres Dutra (2018.05.09 - present)
  • Bishop Irineu Gassen, OFM (2008.05.28 – 2018.05.09)
  • Bishop Pedro Sbalchiero Neto, M.S. (2003.11.12 – 2007.07.03)
  • Bishop Orlando Octacílio Dotti, OFMCap (1986.02.05 – 2003.11.12)
  • Bishop Henrique Gelain (1964.03.28 – 1986.02.05)
  • Bishop Augusto Petró (1958.05.16 – 1964.03.12), appointed Bishop of Uruguaiana, Rio Grande do Sul

• Prelate of Vacaria
  • Bishop Cândido Julio Bampi, OFMCap (1936.06.27 – 1957.01.18), appointed Auxiliary bishop of Caxias do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul

Coadjutor bishops

• Orlando Octacílio Dotti, OFMCap (1983-1986)
• Pedro Sbalchiero Neto, M.S. (2003)

References

• GCatholic.org
• Catholic Hierarchy