Roman Catholic Diocese of Uruguayana
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The Diocese of Uruguayana is a Roman Catholic diocese in Brazil.[1] It is a suffragen of the Archdiocese of Porto Alegre[2]
It was created in 1910 from the dicoese of Sao Pedro do Rio Grande, which became the Archdiocese of Porto Alegre.[1] The cathedral is dedicated to St. Anne.[1]
[edit] Past and Present Ordinaries
- Hermeto José Pinheiro : 12 May 1911 (Appointed) - 3 November 1941 (Died)
- Jose Newton de Almeida Baptista : 10 June 1944 (Appointed) - 5 January 1954 {Appointed Archbishop of Diamantina)
- Luiz Felipe de Nadal : (9 May 1955 Appointed - 1 July 1963 (Died)
- Augusto Petró : 12 March 1964 (Appointed) - 5 July 1995 (Retired)
- Pedro Ercílio Simon : 5 July 1995 (Appointed) - 16 September 1998 (Appointed, Coadjutor Bishop of Passo Fundo)
- Ângelo Domingos Salvador, O.F.M. Cap. : 26 May 1999 (Appointed - 27 June 2007 (Retired)
- Aloísio Alberto Dilli, O.F.M. : 27 June 2007 (Appointed)
[edit] References
- ^ a b c "Uruguayana". Catholic Encyclopedia. (1913). New York: Robert Appleton Company.
- ^ Diocese of Uruguaiana from catholic-hierarchy.org
This article incorporates text from the public-domain Catholic Encyclopedia of 1913.
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