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Archdiocese of Passo Fundo

Archidioecesis Passofundensis



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Bishop(s)

  • Rodolfo Luís Weber, Archbishop
  • Antônio Carlos Altieri, S.D.B., Archbishop Emeritus

Suffragan Dioceses

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Archdiocese
  • Elevated: 13 April 2011
  • Metropolitan See
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • State: Rio Grande do Sul
  • Country: Brazil
  • Square Kilometers: 11,235 (4,339 Square Miles)
  • Conference Region: Sul 3
  • Official Web Site: https://www.arquidiocesedepassofundo.com.br/
  • Mailing Address: Curia Diocesana, Rua Coronel Chicuta 436, 99010-051 Passo Fundo; C.P. 230, 99001-970 Passo Fundo, RS, Brazil
  • Telephone: (054)3045-9200

Historical Details


Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
Diocese of Passo Fundo
10 March 1951ErectedDiocese of Santa Maria (Passo Fundo, Carasinno, Sarandi, Getúlio Vargas, Erechim, and part of Marcelino Ramos) Diocese of Passo Fundo (erected)
27 April 1959Territory AddedArchdiocese of Porto Alegre (Guaporé and Casca along with Maria (of Marau)) Diocese of Passo Fundo
22 May 1961Territory LostDiocese of Passo Fundo (Cities of Constantina and Nonoai)
Diocese of Santa Maria (Cities of Frederico Westphalen, Campo Novo, Crissiumal, Humaitá, Irai, Palmeira das Missöes, Santo Augusto, Seberí, Tenente Portela, and Tres Passos)
Diocese of Frederico Westphalen (erected)
16 May 1966Territory AddedDiocese of Caxias (Nossa Senhora das Graças (in Our Lady of the Purification) and São José (in Saint John the Baptist)) Diocese of Passo Fundo
16 May 1966Territory LostDiocese of Passo Fundo (Santa Bárbara, Santa Teresinha, Nossa Senhora das Graças, Sao Jerónimo, Santa Ana (all in San Valentin) and São Paulo (in San Rochi)) Diocese of Caxias
27 May 1971Territory LostDiocese of Passo Fundo (Erexim, Getulio Vargas, Marcelino Ramos, Gaurama, Aratiba, Campinas do Sul, Erval Grande, Saö Valentim, Viadutos, Severiano de Almeida, Cotegipe, Jacutinga, Itatiba do Sul, and Mariano Moro) Diocese of Erexim (erected)
12 December 1997Territory AddedDiocese of Cruz Alta (Our Lady of Lourdes (in Nova Alvorada) and Santi Michaelis Arcangeli (in Itapuca)) Diocese of Passo Fundo
Archdiocese of Passo Fundo
13 April 2011ElevatedDiocese of Passo Fundo Archdiocese of Passo Fundo
17 June 2011Territory LostArchdiocese of Passo Fundo (Uauá) Diocese of Juazeiro

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
Diocese of Passo Fundo
1965650,000700,00092.9%72911633,98720460660ap1967
1970600,000631,00095.1%71741454,137113063166ap1971
1976390,000450,00086.7%41681093,577213235043ap1977
1980354,000403,00087.8%4751983,61229040043ap1981
1990402,000438,00091.8%65651303,092215946049ap1991
1999384,000480,00080.0%56721283,00018638452ap2000
2000376,000470,00080.0%62641262,98416338652ap2001
2001374,479468,09980.0%61651262,97215538352ap2002
2002374,479468,09980.0%62711332,81518938452ap2003
2003365,118468,09978.0%61631242,94414136453ap2004
2004366,397488,53075.0%59601193,07813033153ap2005
Archdiocese of Passo Fundo
2013432,000546,00079.1%61611223,54011732755ap2014
2016443,000510,81586.7%66491153,8526832753ap2017
2019453,890523,95086.6%65511163,912726053ap2020
2021479,260555,00086.4%61521134,241736053ap2022

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.


Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased



Source(s)

  • Diocese of Passo Fundo
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 43, Page 541, to Page 544
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 51, Page 649, and Page 650
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 58, Page 594, and Page 595
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 90, Page 297
  • Archdiocese of Passo Fundo
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 103, Page 442, and Page 443

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