The Roman Catholic Diocese of Cruz Alta ( la, Dioecesis Crucis Altae) is a
diocese
In Ecclesiastical polity, church governance, a diocese or bishopric is the ecclesiastical district under the jurisdiction of a bishop.
History
In the later organization of the Roman Empire, the increasingly subdivided Roman province, pro ...
located in the city of
Cruz Alta in the
Ecclesiastical province
An ecclesiastical province is one of the basic forms of jurisdiction
Jurisdiction (from Latin 'law' + 'declaration') is the legal term for the legal authority granted to a legal entity to enact justice. In federations like the United State ...
of
Santa Maria in Brazil.
History
* 27 May 1971: Established as Diocese of Cruz Alta from the
Diocese of Santa Maria
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Santa Maria ( la, Archdioecesis Sanctae Mariae) is an archdiocese located in the city of Santa Maria. Before being elevated to an archdiocese itself in 2011 it was part of the Ecclesiastical province of Porto Al ...
Bishops
; Bishops of Cruz Alta
*
Walmor Battú Wichrowski (1971.05.27 – 1972.11.16)
*
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 ...
(1972.11.16 – 1976.01.21), appointed Coadjutor Bishop of Caxias do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul
*
Jacó Roberto Hilgert
Jacó Roberto Hilgert (27 January 1926 – 17 December 2020) was a Brazilian Catholic bishop.
Hilgert was born in Brazil
Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both ...
(1976.07.19 – 2002.05.08)
*
Frederico Heimler Frederico is a given name. It is a form of Frederick, most commonly found in Portuguese.
Literature
* Frederico Barbosa, Brazilian poet
* Frederico Ghisliero, Italian fencer and soldier who wrote his text Regole di molte cavagliereschi essercitii ...
S.D.B. (2002.05.08 – 2014.06.11)
*
Adelar Baruffi (2014.12.17 - present)
;Coadjutor bishop
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Pedro Ercílio Simon
Pedro Ercílio Simon (9 September 1941 – 1 June 2020) was a Brazilian Roman Catholic archbishop.
He was born in Brazil, and ordained to his denomination’s priesthood in 1965.
He served in succession as
* (1990 to 1995) coadjutor bishop ...
(1990-1995), did not succeed to see; appointed Bishop of Uruguaiana, Rio Grande do Sul
References
GCatholic.org
Roman Catholic dioceses in Brazil
Christian organizations established in 1971
Cruz Alta, Roman Catholic Diocese of
Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 20th century
1971 establishments in Brazil
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