• Source: Roman Catholic Diocese of Santa Cruz do Sul

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Santa Cruz do Sul (Latin: Dioecesis Sanctae Crucis in Brasilia) is a diocese located in the city of Santa Cruz do Sul in the ecclesiastical province of Santa Maria in Brazil.




History


20 June 1959: Established as Diocese of Santa Cruz do Sul from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Porto Alegre




Bishops


Bishops of Santa Cruz do Sul (Roman rite)
Alberto Frederico Etges † (1 Aug 1959 - 27 Jun 1986) Retired
Aloísio Sinésio Bohn (27 Jun 1986 - 19 May 2010) Retired
Canísio Klaus (19 May 2010 - 2016.01.20) Appointed Bishop of Sinop, Mato Grosso
Aloísio Alberto Dilli, O.F.M. (2016.07.13 - present)




= Other priests of this diocese who became bishops

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Paulo Antônio de Conto, appointed Bishop of São Luíz de Cáceres in 1991
Gílio Felício, appointed Auxiliary Bishop of São Salvador da Bahia in 1998




References


GCatholic.org
Catholic Hierarchy

Kata Kunci Pencarian:

• Keuskupan Formosa di Brasil
• Keuskupan Alto Solimões
• Keuskupan Itabuna
• Roman Catholic Diocese of Santa Cruz do Sul
• Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Porto Alegre
• List of Catholic dioceses (structured view)
• Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul
• Roman Catholic Diocese of Cruz Alta
• Montenegro, Rio Grande do Sul
• St. John the Baptist Cathedral, Santa Cruz do Sul
• Cruz Alta, Rio Grande do Sul
• Roque González y de Santa Cruz
• Aloísio Sinésio Bohn