Roman Catholic Diocese of Caxias do Sul information
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Diocese of Caxias do Sul
Dioecesis Caxiensis Australis
Cathedral of St. Teresa of Ávila
Location
Country
Brazil
Ecclesiastical province
Porto Alegre
Statistics
Area
11,034 km2 (4,260 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics
(as of 2004) 742,481 668,232 (90.0%)
Information
Rite
Latin Rite
Established
8 September 1934 (89 years ago)
Cathedral
Cathedral of St. Teresa of Ávila
Current leadership
Pope
Francis
Bishop
José Gislon, OFMCap
Metropolitan Archbishop
Jaime Spengler
Bishops emeritus
Alessandro Carmelo Ruffinoni, CS
Map
Jurisdiction of the diocese. Metropolitan archdiocese in pink.
Website
www.diocesedecaxias.org.br
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Caxias do Sul (Latin: Dioecesis Caxiensis Australis) is a diocese located in the city of Caxias do Sul in the ecclesiastical province of Porto Alegre in Brazil.
On Wednesday, 16 June 2010, Pope Benedict XVI appointed Auxiliary Bishop Alessandro Carmelo Ruffinoni, CS, then the auxiliary bishop to the Archbishop of Porto Alegre, as the Coadjutor Bishop of Caxias do Sul, to succeed Bishop Moretto.
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