Archdiocese of Passo Fundo
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Archdiocese of Passo Fundo Archidioecesis Passofundensis | |
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 Cathedral of Our Lady of Aparecida | |
 Coat of arms | |
| Location | |
| Country | Brazil |
| Ecclesiastical province | Passo Fundo |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 12,200 km2 (4,700 sq mi) |
Population
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| Information | |
| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Established | 10 March 1951 (75 years ago) |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of Our Lady of Aparecida |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Leo XIV |
| Archbishop | Rodolfo Luís Weber |
| Bishops emeritus | Antônio Carlos Altieri, S.D.B. |
| Map | |
 Jurisdiction of the archdiocese. Suffragan dioceses in pink. | |
| Website | |
| www | |
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Passo Fundo (Latin: Archidioecesis Passofundensis) is an archdiocese located in the city of Passo Fundo. Before being elevated to an archdiocese itself in 2011 it was part of the ecclesiastical province of Porto Alegre in Brazil.
History
[edit | edit source]- March 10, 1951: Established as Diocese of Passo Fundo from the Diocese of Santa Maria
- April 13, 2011: Elevated to archdiocese
Bishops
[edit | edit source]Ordinaries, in reverse chronological order
[edit | edit source]- Archbishops of Passo Fundo (Roman rite), below
- Archbishop Rodolfo Luís Weber (2015.12.2 - Present)
- Archbishop Antonio Carlos Altieri (2012.07.11 - 2015.12.2); formerly, Bishop of Caraguatatuba
- Archbishop Pedro Ercílio Simon (see below 2011.04.13 – 2012.07.11)
- Bishops of Passo Fundo (Roman rite), below
- Bishop Pedro Ercílio Simon (1999.05.19 – 2011.04.13 see above)
- Bishop Urbano José Allgayer (1982.02.04 – 1999.05.19)
- Bishop João Cláudio Colling (1951.03.23 – 1981.08.29), appointed Archbishop of Porto Alegre
Coadjutor bishop
[edit | edit source]- Pedro Ercílio Simon (1998-1999)
Auxiliary bishop
[edit | edit source]- Liro Vendelino Meurer (2009-2013), appointed Bishop of Santo Ângelo, Rio Grande do Sul
Other priest of this diocese who became bishop
[edit | edit source]- Osvino José Both, appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul in 1990
Suffragan Sees
[edit | edit source]References
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