Diocese of Caxias do Sul, Brazil 🇧🇷 (original) (raw)
Celebrations
History
- 1934.09.08: Established as Diocese of Caxias / Caxien(sis) (Latin) (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Porto Alegre and became suffragan of Porto Alegre)
- 1959.04.15: Gained territory from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Porto Alegre
- 1966.05.16: Exchanged territory with Diocese of Passo Fundo
- 1966.10.19: Renamed as Diocese of Caxias do Sul / Caxien(sis) Australis (Latin)
- 1970.11.23: Gained territory from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Porto Alegre
- 1997.12.12: Lost territory to Diocese of Passo Fundo and Diocese of Santa Cruz do Sul
- 1999.11.10: Lost territory to establish Diocese of Osório
Present Prelates
Ordinaries
| Bishops of Caxias do Sul (Roman Rite) |
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 Bishop José Gislon, O.F.M. Cap. (67) (2019.06.26 – ...)Bishop of Caxias do Sul (Brazil)In caritate diligere et servireBorn:1957.02.23 (Ibirama, SC, Brazil)Ordained Priest:1988.05.28Consecrated Bishop:2012.08.03Bishop of Erexim (Brazil) (2012.06.06 – 2019.06.26)Apostolic Administrator of Chapecó (Brazil) (2014.06.01 – 2014.12.03)Bishop of Caxias do Sul (Brazil) (2019.06.26 – ...) |
 Bishop Alessandro Carmelo Ruffinoni, C.S. (81) (2011.07.06 – 2019.06.26)Bishop emeritus of Caxias do Sul (Brazil)Na Igreja ninguém é estrangeiroBorn:1943.08.26 (Piazza Brembana, Italy)Ordained Priest:1970.03.08Consecrated Bishop:2006.03.17Titular Bishop of Furnos maior (2006.01.18 – 2010.06.16)Auxiliary Bishop of Porto Alegre (Brazil) (2006.01.18 – 2010.06.16)Coadjutor Bishop of Caxias do Sul (Brazil) (2010.06.16 – 2011.07.06)Bishop of Caxias do Sul (Brazil) (2011.07.06 – 2019.06.26) |
| Bishop Nei Paulo Moretto (1983.05.26 – 2011.07.06)Tudo é GraçaBorn:1936.05.25 (Caxias do Sul, RS, Brazil)Ordained Priest:1961.07.02Consecrated Bishop:1973.01.28Died:2023.04.06 (Caxias do Sul, RS, Brazil †86)Priest of Caxias do Sul (Brazil) (1961.07.02 – 1972.11.16)Bishop of Cruz Alta (Brazil) (1972.11.16 – 1976.01.21)Titular Bishop of Thubursicum (1976.01.21 – 1983.05.26)Coadjutor Bishop of Caxias do Sul (Brazil) (1976.01.21 – 1983.05.26)Bishop of Caxias do Sul (Brazil) (1983.05.26 – 2011.07.06) |
| Bishop Benedito Zorzi (1966.10.19 – 1983.05.26)Ut benedictionem possideatisBorn:1908.05.27 (Brazil)Ordained Priest:1933.11.30Consecrated Bishop:1946.11.30Died:1988.12.02 (†80)Bishop of Ilhéus (Brazil) (1946.08.03 – 1952.06.24)Bishop of Caxias (Brazil) (1952.06.24 – 1966.10.19)Bishop of Caxias do Sul (Brazil) (1966.10.19 – 1983.05.26) |
| Bishops of Caxias (Roman Rite) |
| Bishop Benedito Zorzi (1952.06.24 – 1966.10.19)(see above) |
| Bishop José Baréa (1935.09.23 – 1951.11.19)A nossa vitória é a féBorn:1893.01.19 (Italy)Ordained Priest:1918.04.02Consecrated Bishop:1936.01.19Died:1951.11.19 (†58)Bishop of Caxias (Brazil) (1935.09.23 – 1951.11.19) |
Former Prelates
- Coadjutor Bishop: Bishop Alessandro Carmelo Ruffinoni, C.S. (81) (2010.06.16 – 2011.07.06)
- Coadjutor Bishop: Bishop Nei Paulo Moretto (1976.01.21 – 1983.05.26)
Statistics (2022.12.31)
Area: 11,892 km²
Population: 910,000 Catholics (90.0% of 1,011,000 total)
Pastoral Centres: 73 parishes, 862 missions
Personnel: 141 priests (87 diocesan, 54 religious), 2 deacons, 409 religious (93 brothers, 316 sisters), 9 seminarians