Roman Catholic Diocese of Cruzeiro do Sul information
Catholic ecclesiastical territory
Diocese of Cruzeiro do Sul
Dioecesis Crucis Australis
Cathedral of Our Lady of Glory
Location
Country
Brazil
Ecclesiastical province
Porto Velho
Statistics
Area
126,633 km2 (48,893 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics
(as of 2011) 261,000 201,000 (77%)
Parishes
12
Information
Denomination
Catholic Church
Rite
Roman Rite
Established
22 May 1931 (92 years ago)
Cathedral
Catedral Nossa Senhora da Glória
Current leadership
Pope
Francis
Bishop
Flávio Giovenale, S.D.B.
Metropolitan Archbishop
Roque Paloschi
Bishops emeritus
Mosé João Pontelo, C.S.Sp.
Website
www.diocesecruzeirodosul.org
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Cruzeiro do Sul (Latin: Dioecesis Crucis Australis) is a suffragan see in the ecclesiastical province of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Porto Velho, Acre (state), westernmost Amazonian Brazil.
Its cathedral episcopal see is the Marian Catedral Nossa Senhora da Gloria, in the city of Cruzeiro do Sul, Acre.
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