Diocese of Cruzeiro do Sul, Brazil 🇧🇷 (original) (raw)
Celebrations
History
- 1931.05.22: Established as Territorial Prelature of Juruá / Iuruen(sis) (Latin) (from Apostolic Prefecture of Tefé and became suffragan of Belém do Pará)
- 1952.02.16: Became suffragan of Manaus
- 1987.06.25: Promoted as Diocese of Cruzeiro do Sul / Crucis Australis (Latin)
- 2001.08.31: Became suffragan of Porto Velho
Present Prelates
Ordinaries
| Bishops of Cruzeiro do Sul (Roman Rite) |
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 Bishop Flávio Giovenale, S.D.B. (70) (2018.09.19 – ...)Bishop of Cruzeiro do Sul (Brazil)Que todos se sintam amados por DeusBorn:1954.06.05 (Murello, Italy)Ordained Priest:1981.12.20Consecrated Bishop:1997.12.08Bishop of Abaetetuba (Brazil) (1997.10.08 – 2012.09.19)Bishop of Santarém (Brazil) (2012.09.19 – 2018.09.19)Bishop of Cruzeiro do Sul (Brazil) (2018.09.19 – ...) |
 Bishop Mosé João Pontelo, C.S.Sp. (81) (2001.01.03 – 2018.09.19)Bishop emeritus of Cruzeiro do Sul (Brazil)Alegria no EspÃritoBorn:1942.09.18 (Wenceslau Braz, PR, Brazil)Ordained Priest:1967.05.14Consecrated Bishop:1998.08.02Coadjutor Bishop of Cruzeiro do Sul (Brazil) (1998.05.27 – 2001.01.03)Bishop of Cruzeiro do Sul (Brazil) (2001.01.03 – 2018.09.19) |
| Bishop LuÃs Herbst, C.S.Sp. (1988.12.07 – 2001.01.03)Veritas liberabit vosBorn:1925.11.23 (Germany)Ordained Priest:1951.12.08Consecrated Bishop:1979.11.11Died:2017.12.31 (†92)Coadjutor Bishop-Prelate of Juruá (Brazil) (1979.08.07 – 1987.06.25)Coadjutor Bishop of Cruzeiro do Sul (Brazil) (1987.06.25 – 1988.12.07)Bishop of Cruzeiro do Sul (Brazil) (1988.12.07 – 2001.01.03) |
| Bishop Heinrich Rüth, C.S.Sp. (1987.06.25 – 1988.12.07)Born:1913.01.04 (Germany)Ordained Priest:1939.11.04Consecrated Bishop:1966.10.02Died:2006.10.23 (†93)Coadjutor Bishop-Prelate of Juruá (Brazil) (1966.06.21 – 1967.02.07)Titular Bishop of Leptiminus (1966.06.21 – 1978.05.26)Bishop-Prelate of Juruá (Brazil) (1967.02.07 – 1987.06.25)Bishop of Cruzeiro do Sul (Brazil) (1987.06.25 – 1988.12.07) |
| Prelates of Juruá (Roman Rite) |
| Bishop Heinrich Rüth, C.S.Sp. (1967.02.07 – 1987.06.25)(see above) |
| Bishop José Hascher, C.S.Sp. (1947.03.22 – 1967.02.07)Born:1890.12.09 (France)Ordained Priest:1920.10.28Consecrated Bishop:1947.06.05Died:1973.05.08 (†82)Bishop-Prelate of Juruá (Brazil) (1947.03.22 – 1967.02.07)Titular Bishop of Æliæ (1947.03.22 – 1973.05.08) |
| Fr. Henrique Klein (1942 – 1947)Bishop-Prelate of Juruá (Brazil) (1942 – 1947) |
| Bishop Heinrich Ritter, C.S.Sp. (1935.09.06 – 1942.07.19)Born:1879.05.06 (Germany)Ordained Priest:1904.10.28Consecrated Bishop:1935.10.24Died:1942.07.19 (†63)Titular Bishop of Rhosus (1935.09.06 – 1942.07.19)Bishop-Prelate of Juruá (Brazil) (1935.09.06 – 1942.07.19) |
Former Prelates
- Coadjutor Bishop: Bishop Mosé João Pontelo, C.S.Sp. (81) (1998.05.27 – 2001.01.03)
- Coadjutor Bishop: Bishop LuÃs Herbst, C.S.Sp. (1987.06.25 – 1988.12.07)
- Coadjutor Bishop-Prelate: Bishop LuÃs Herbst, C.S.Sp. (1979.08.07 – 1987.06.25)
- Coadjutor Bishop-Prelate: Bishop Heinrich Rüth, C.S.Sp. (1966.06.21 – 1967.02.07)
Statistics (2022.12.31)
Area: 127,614 km²
Population: 185,000 Catholics (56.1% of 329,948 total)
Pastoral Centres: 15 parishes
Personnel: 26 priests (17 diocesan, 9 religious), 58 religious (11 brothers, 47 sisters), 14 seminarians