The Roman Catholic Diocese of Rio do Sul ( la, Dioecesis Rivi Australis) is a
diocese located in the city of
Rio do Sul
Rio do Sul is a municipality in the state of Santa Catarina in the South region of Brazil.
One of the postcards of the city is the Cathedral of St. John the Baptist. Other important buildings are Ponte dos Arcos, a former railway station and Ge ...
in the
Ecclesiastical province of
Florianópolis
Florianópolis () is the capital and second largest city of the state of Santa Catarina, in the South region of Brazil. The city encompasses Santa Catarina Island and surrounding small islands, as well as part of the mainland. It has a populat ...
in Brazil.
History
* November 23, 1968: Established as Diocese of Rio do Sul from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Florianópolis and
Diocese of Joinville
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Joinville ( la, Dioecesis Ioinvillensis) is a suffragan Latin diocese in the Ecclesiastical province of the Metropolitan of Florianópolis in Santa Catarina state, southern Brazil.
Its cathedral episcopal ses is ...
Bishops
*
Bishops of Rio do Sul (Roman rite), in reverse chronological order
** Bishop
Onécimo Alberton (2014.12.17 - present)
** Bishop Augustinho Petry (2008.03.19 – 2014.12.17)
** Bishop
José Jovêncio Balestieri
José Jovêncio Balestieri (18 May 1939 – 2 April 2023) was a Brazilian Roman Catholic prelate. He was bishop of Humaitá from 1991 to 1998, coadjutor bishop from 1998 to 2000, and bishop from 2000 to 2008 of Rio do Sul
Rio do Sul is a mun ...
,
S.D.B.
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(2000.08.30 – 2008.03.19)
** Bishop
Tito Buss
Tito Buss (1 September 1925 – 30 April 2013) was the Catholic bishop of the Diocese of Rio do Sul, Brazil.
Tito Buss was born in São Ludgero
São Ludgero is a municipality in the state of Santa Catarina in the South region of Brazil.
S ...
(1969.03.12 – 2000.08.30)
Coadjutor bishops
*
José Jovêncio Balestieri
José Jovêncio Balestieri (18 May 1939 – 2 April 2023) was a Brazilian Roman Catholic prelate. He was bishop of Humaitá from 1991 to 1998, coadjutor bishop from 1998 to 2000, and bishop from 2000 to 2008 of Rio do Sul
Rio do Sul is a mun ...
, S.D.B. (1998-2000)
*
Augustinho Petry (2007-2008)
References
GCatholic.org
Roman Catholic dioceses in Brazil
Christian organizations established in 1968
Rio do Sul, Roman Catholic Diocese of
Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 20th century
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