Roman Catholic Diocese of Lages
| Diocese of Lages Dioecesis Lagensis Diocese de Lages | |
|---|---|
 Cathedral of Our Lady of Joy | |
| Location | |
| Country |
 Brazil |
| Ecclesiastical province | Florianópolis |
| Metropolitan | Florianópolis |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 18,417 km2 (7,111 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics |
(as of 2004) 338,301 290,000 (338,301%) |
| Information | |
| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Established | 17 January 1927 (90 years ago) |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of Our Lady of Joy in Lages |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Irineu Andreassa |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Wilson Tadeu Jönck |
| Website | |
| Website of the Diocese | |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Lages (Latin: Dioecesis Lagensis) is a Latin rite suffragan diocese in the Ecclesiastical province of Florianópolis in Santa Catarina state, Brazil.
Its cathedral episcopal see is Catedral Nossa Senhora dos Prazeres, dedicated to Our Lady of Joy, in the city of Lages.
It is vacant without Apostolic administrator since 2016.11.30.
Statistics
As per 2014, it pastorally served 327,600 Catholics (85.5% of 383,000 total) on 18,152 km² in 24 parishes with 58 priests (42 diocesan, 16 religious), 6 deacons, 169 lay religious (16 brothers, 153 sisters) and 13 seminarians.
History
- 17 January 1927: Established as Diocese of Lages, on terriotory split off from the Diocese of Santa Caterina
- It lost territory repeatedly : on 1933.12.09 to establish Territorial Prelature of Palmas (now Diocese of Palmas-Francisco Beltrão), on 1958.01.14 establish Diocese of Chapecó on 1968.11.23 to establish Diocese of Caçador and on 1975.06.12 to establish Diocese of Joaçaba.
Episcopal Ordinaries
(all Roman rite)
- Suffragan Bishops of Lages
- Daniel Henrique Hostin, Order of Friars Minor (O.F.M.) (1929.08.02 – death 1973.11.17)
- Auxiliary Bishop : Alfonso Niehues (1959.01.08 – 1965.08.03), Titular Bishop of Eurœa in Epiro (1959.01.08 – 1965.08.03); next Titular Archbishop of Aptuca (1965.08.03 – 1967.05.18) as Coadjutor Archbishop of Florianópolis (Brazil) (1965.08.03 – 1967.05.18), succeeding as Metropolitan Archbishop of Florianópolis (1967.05.18 – retired 1991.01.23), died 1993
- Auxiliary Bishop : Carlos Schmitt, O.F.M. (1970.02.14 – retired 1974), Titular Bishop of Sufar (1970.02.14 – resigned 1971.03.16), died 2006; previously Bishop of Dourados (Brazil) (1960.08.29 – 1970.02.14)
- Honorato Piazera, Dehonians (S.C.I.) (1973.11.17 – retired 1987.02.18),died 190; previously Titular Bishop of Termessus (1959.07.11 – 1961.12.14) as Auxiliary Bishop of Archdiocese of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) (1959.07.11 – 1961.12.14), Bishop of Diocese of Nova Iguaçu (Brazil) (1961.12.14 – 1966.02.12), Titular Bishop of [[Castellum Iabar] (1966.02.12 – 1973.11.17) as Coadjutor Bishop of Lages (1966.02.12 – 1973.11.17)
- João Oneres Marchiori (1987.02.18 – 2009.11.11), previously Bishop of Caçador (Brazil) (1977.01.25 – 1983.04.18), Coadjutor Bishop of Lages (1983.04.18 – succession 1987.02.18)
- Irineu Andreassa, O.F.M. (2009.11.11 - 2016.11.30), next Bishop of Ituiutaba (Brazil) (2016.11.30 – ...).
See also
Sources and external links
Coordinates: 27°49′01″S 50°19′33″W / 27.8169°S 50.3258°W
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