Roman Catholic Diocese of Santo Ângelo

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Diocese of Santo Ângelo
Dioecesis Angelopolitanus
Statistics
Country: Brazil
Metropolitan: Porto Alegre
Rite: Latin Rite
Area: 16,776 km²
Population:
  Total:
  Catholics:
508,000 (2004)
389,000 (76.6%)
Cathedral: Catedral Anjo da Guarda
Ordinaries
Bishop: José Clemente Weber

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Santo Ângelo {Latin: Angelopolitan(us)} is a diocese located in the city of Santo Ângelo in the Ecclesiastical province of Porto Alegre in Brazil.

[edit] History

[edit] Leadership

  • Bishops 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 Lorscheider, O.F.M. (later Cardinal) (1962.02.03 – 1973.03.26)

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