Roman Catholic Diocese of Rio do Sul

Diocese of Rio do Sul
Dioecesis Rivi Australis
Diocese de Rio do Sul
Location
Country Brazil
Ecclesiastical province Florianópolis
Metropolitan Florianópolis
Statistics
Area 9,659 km2 (3,729 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2010)
308,000
253,000 (82.1%)
Information
Rite Latin Rite
Established 23 November 1968 (46 years ago)
Cathedral Cathedral St John the Baptist in Rio do Sul
Current leadership
Pope Francis
Bishop Augustinho Petry
Metropolitan Archbishop Wilson Tadeu Jönck
Emeritus Bishops José Jovêncio Balestieri
Website
Website of the Diocese

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Rio do Sul (Latin: Dioecesis Rivi Australis) is a diocese located in the city of Rio do Sul in the Ecclesiastical province of Florianópolis in Brazil.

History

Leadership

References

This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Wednesday, June 11, 2014. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.