Roman Catholic Diocese of Santo Ângelo
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Santo Ângelo is a diocese
located in the city of Santo Ângelo
in the Ecclesiastical province
of Santa Maria in Brazil.
Diocese
A diocese is the district or see under the supervision of a bishop. It is divided into parishes.An archdiocese is more significant than a diocese. An archdiocese is presided over by an archbishop whose see may have or had importance due to size or historical significance...
located in the city of Santo Ângelo
Santo Ângelo
Santo Ângelo is a city located in northwestern Rio Grande do Sul state, Brazil. City population is about 76,304 inhabitants and the total area of the municipality is about 677 km²...
in 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 Santa Maria in Brazil.
History
- May 22, 1961: Established as Diocese of Santo Ângelo from the Diocese of Uruguaiana
Leadership
- 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 Santo Ângelo (Roman rite)- Bishop José Clemente Weber (2004.06.15 – present)
- Bishop Estanislau Amadeu Kreutz (1973.12.21 – 2004.06.15)
- Bishop Aloísio LorscheiderAloísio LorscheiderAloísio Leo Arlindo Lorscheider, O.F.M. was a prominent cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church in Brazil during the 1970s and 1980s...
, O.F.M. (later CardinalCardinal (Catholicism)A cardinal is a senior ecclesiastical official, usually an ordained bishop, and ecclesiastical prince of the Catholic Church. They are collectively known as the College of Cardinals, which as a body elects a new pope. The duties of the cardinals include attending the meetings of the College and...
) (1962.02.03 – 1973.03.26)