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Diocese of Caxias do Sul Dioecesis Caxiensis Australis | |
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Location | |
Country | Brazil |
Ecclesiastical province | Porto Alegre |
Statistics | |
Area | 11,034 km2 (4,260 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2004) 742,481 668,232 (90.0%) |
Information | |
Rite | Latin Rite |
Established | 8 September 1934 (90 years ago) |
Cathedral | Cathedral of St. Teresa of Ávila |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | José Gislon, OFMCap |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Jaime Spengler |
Bishops emeritus | Alessandro Carmelo Ruffinoni, CS |
Map | |
Jurisdiction of the diocese. Metropolitan archdiocese in pink. | |
Website | |
www.diocesedecaxias.org.br |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Caxias do Sul (Latin: Dioecesis Caxiensis Australis) is a diocese located in the city of Caxias do Sul in the ecclesiastical province of Porto Alegre in Brazil.
On Wednesday, 16 June 2010, Pope Benedict XVI appointed Auxiliary Bishop Alessandro Carmelo Ruffinoni, CS, then the auxiliary bishop to the Archbishop of Porto Alegre, as the Coadjutor Bishop of Caxias do Sul, to succeed Bishop Moretto.
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