Roman Catholic Diocese of Vacaria

The Diocese of Vacaria (Latin: Dioecesis Vaccariensis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical jurisdiction or diocese of the Catholic Church in Brazil. Its episcopal see is Vacaria. The diocese is a suffragan diocese in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Passo Fundo.

Diocese of Vacaria

Dioecesis Vaccariensis
Cathedral of Our Lady
Location
CountryBrazil
Ecclesiastical provincePasso Fundo
Statistics
Area15,932 km2 (6,151 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2004)
199,500
181,300 (90.9%)
Information
DenominationCatholic Church
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
RiteRoman Rite
Established8 September 1934 (89 years ago)
CathedralCatedral Nossa Senhora da Oliveira
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopSilvio Guterres Dutra
Metropolitan ArchbishopRodolfo Luís Weber
Bishops emeritusOrlando Octacílio Dotti, OFMCap
Irineu Gassen, OFM
Map
Jurisdiction of the diocese. Metropolitan archdiocese in pink.
Jurisdiction of the diocese. Metropolitan archdiocese in pink.

History

  • 8 September 1934: Established as Territorial Prelature of Vacaria from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Porto Alegre
  • 18 January 1957: Promoted as Diocese of Vacaria

Bishops

Ordinaries, in reverse chronological order

  • Bishops of Vacaria
    • Bishop Silvio Guterres Dutra (2018.05.09 - present)
    • Bishop Irineu Gassen, OFM (2008.05.28 – 2018.05.09)
    • Bishop Pedro Sbalchiero Neto, M.S. (2003.11.12 – 2007.07.03)
    • Bishop Orlando Octacílio Dotti, OFMCap (1986.02.05 – 2003.11.12)
    • Bishop Henrique Gelain (1964.03.28 – 1986.02.05)
    • Bishop Augusto Petró (1958.05.16 – 1964.03.12), appointed Bishop of Uruguaiana, Rio Grande do Sul
  • Prelate of Vacaria
    • Bishop Cândido Julio Bampi, OFMCap (1936.06.27 – 1957.01.18), appointed Auxiliary bishop of Caxias do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul

Coadjutor bishops

  • Orlando Octacílio Dotti, OFMCap (1983-1986)
  • Pedro Sbalchiero Neto, M.S. (2003)

References



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