The Roman Catholic Diocese of Caxias do Sul ( la, Dioecesis Caxiensis Australis) is a

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located in the city of

Caxias do Sul Caxias do Sul (), is a city in Rio Grande do Sul, Southern Brazil, situated in the state's mountainous Serra Gaúcha region. It was established by Italian immigrants on June 20, 1890. Today it is the second largest city in the state of Rio Gr ...

in the

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Porto Alegre Porto Alegre (, , Brazilian ; ) is the capital and largest city of the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul. Its population of 1,488,252 inhabitants (2020) makes it the List of largest cities in Brazil, twelfth most populous city in the country ...

in Brazil. On Wednesday, 16 June 2010,

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appointed Auxiliary Bishop Alessandro Carmelo Ruffinoni, C.S., then the auxiliary bishop to the Archbishop of Porto Alegre, as the

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of Caxias do Sul, to succeed Bishop Moretto.

History

* 8 September 1934: Established as Diocese of Caxias from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Porto Alegre * 19 October 1966: Renamed as Diocese of Caxias do Sul

Bishops

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s of Caxias do Sul (Roman rite), in reverse chronological order ** Bishop José Gislon, O.F.M. Cap. (2019.06.26 - present) ** Bishop Alessandro Carmelo Ruffinoni (2011.07.06 – 2019.06.26) ** Bishop

Nei Paulo Moretto Nei Paulo Moretto (25 May 1936 – 6 April 2023) was a Brazilian Roman Catholic prelate. He served as bishop of Cruz Alta (1972–1976), coadjutor bishop (1976–1983) and bishop of Caxias do Sul (1983–2011). Early life and education More ...

(1983.05.26 – 2011.07.06) ** Bishop Benedito Zorzi (1966.10.19 – 1983.05.26) * Bishops of Caxias (Roman Rite) ** Bishop Benedito Zorzi (1952.06.24 – 1966.10.19) ** Bishop

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(1935.09.23 – 1951.11.19)

Coadjutor bishops

(1976-1983) * Alessandro Carmelo Ruffinoni, C.S. (2010-2011)

Auxiliary bishop

Cândido Julio Bampi Cândido is a Portuguese masculine given name, equivalent of Spanish Cándido * Cândido de Oliveira (1896–1958), Portuguese football player * Cândido Firmino de Mello-Leitão (1886-1948), Brazilian zoologist * Cândido José de Araújo Viana ( ...

, O.F.M. Cap. (1957-1978)

Other priests of this diocese who became bishops

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, appointed Bishop of Juína, Mato Grosso in 2008 *

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, appointed Bishop of Marabá, Para in 2012 * Adelar Baruffi, appointed Bishop of Cruz Alta, Rio Grande do Sul in 2014 *

Leomar Antônio Brustolin Leomar Antônio Brustolin (born 15 August 1967) is a Brazilian prelate of the Catholic Church who has been archbishop of Santa Maria since 2021. He was auxiliary bishop of Porto Alegre from 2015 to 2021. Biography Leomar Antônio Brustolin ...

, appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul Brazil in 2015

References

GCatholic.org

Diocese website (Portuguese)
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