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Roman Catholic Diocese of Santa Cruz do Sul

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Roman Catholic Diocese of Santa Cruz do Sul
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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.

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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

  • 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
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