Roman Catholic Diocese of Passo Fundo
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The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Passo Fundo 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.
Passo Fundo
Passo Fundo - RS is a city in the north of the southern Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul. It is named after its river. It's the twelfth largest city in the state with an estimated population of 188,302 inhabitants living in a total municipal area of 780 km2.-Communications:The following...
. Before being elevated to an archdiocese itself in 2011 it was part of the Ecclesiastical province
Ecclesiastical Province
An ecclesiastical province is a large jurisdiction of religious government, so named by analogy with a secular province, existing in certain hierarchical Christian churches, especially in the Catholic Church and Orthodox Churches and in the Anglican Communion...
of Porto Alegre
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Porto Alegre
The Roman Catholic Metropolitan Archdiocese of Porto Alegre is an ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in Brazil. It was erected as the Diocese of São Pedro do Rio Grande by Pope Pius IX on May 7, 1848, and elevated to the rank of a metropolitan archdiocese by Pope Pius...
in Brazil.
History
- March 10, 1951: Established as Diocese of Passo Fundo from the Diocese of Santa Maria
- April 13, 2011: Elevated to archdiocese
Leadership
- ArchbishopArchbishopAn archbishop is a bishop of higher rank, but not of higher sacramental order above that of the three orders of deacon, priest , and bishop...
s of Passo Fundo (Roman rite)- Archbishop Pedro Ercílio Simon (2011.04-13 – present)
- BishopBishopA bishop is an ordained or consecrated member of the Christian clergy who is generally entrusted with a position of authority and oversight. Within the Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox Churches, in the Assyrian Church of the East, in the Independent Catholic Churches, and in the...
s of Passo Fundo (Roman rite)- Bishop Pedro Ercílio Simon (1999.05.19 – 2011.04.13)
- Bishop Urbano José AllgayerUrbano José AllgayerUrbano José Allgayer, is a Brazilian prelate of the Roman Catholic Church.Urbano José Allgayer was born in Santa Clara, Brazil and ordained a priest on December 10, 1950. Allgayer was appointed auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Porto Alegras well as Titular Bishop of Tunnuna on February 5,...
(1982.02.04 – 1999.05.19) - Bishop João Cláudio Colling (later Archbishop) (1951.03.23 – 1981.08.29)
Suffragan Sees
- Diocese of EreximRoman Catholic Diocese of EreximThe Roman Catholic Diocese of Erexim is a diocese located in the city of Erexim in the Ecclesiastical province of Passo Fundo in Brazil.-Leadership:* Bishops of Erexim ** Bishop Girônimo Zanandréa...
- Diocese of Frederico WestphalenRoman Catholic Diocese of Frederico WestphalenThe Roman Catholic Diocese of Frederico Westphalen is a diocese located in the city of Frederico Westphalen in the ecclesiastical province of Passo Fundo in Brazil.-History:...
- Diocese of VacariaRoman Catholic Diocese of VacariaThe Roman Catholic Diocese of Vacaria is a diocese located in the city of Vacaria in the Ecclesiastical province of Passo Fundo in Brazil.-History:...