Roman Catholic Diocese of Cruz Alta
Appearance
Diocese of Cruz Alta Dioecesis Crucis Altae | |
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Location | |
Country | ![]() |
Ecclesiastical province | Santa Maria |
Statistics | |
Area | 16,325 km2 (6,303 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2004) 396,259 317,000 (80.0%) |
Information | |
Rite | Latin Rite |
Established | 15 June 1957 (53 years ago) |
Cathedral | Catedral Divino Espírito Santo |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Nélio Domingos Zortea |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Leomar Antônio Brustolin |
Map | |
![]() Jurisdiction of the diocese. Metropolitan archdiocese in pink. | |
Website | |
www.diocesecruzalta.org.br |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Cruz Alta (Latin: Dioecesis Crucis Altae) is a diocese located in the city of Cruz Alta in the ecclesiastical province of Santa Maria in Brazil.
History
[edit]- 27 May 1971: Established as Diocese of Cruz Alta from the Diocese of Santa Maria
Bishops
[edit]- Bishops of Cruz Alta
- Walmor Battú Wichrowski (1971.05.27 – 1972.11.16)
- Nei Paulo Moretto (1972.11.16 – 1976.01.21), appointed Coadjutor Bishop of Caxias do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul
- Jacó Roberto Hilgert (1976.07.19 – 2002.05.08)
- Frederico Heimler S.D.B. (2002.05.08 – 2014.06.11)
- Adelar Baruffi (2014.12.17 - present)
- Coadjutor bishop
- Pedro Ercílio Simon (1990-1995), did not succeed to see; appointed Bishop of Uruguaiana, Rio Grande do Sul
References
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