The Roman Catholic Diocese of Frederico Westphalen ( la, Dioecesis Vestphaleniana) 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
Frederico Westphalen
Frederico Westphalen is a southern Brazilian town located in the state of Rio Grande do Sul.
History
The colonization of the Alto Uruguay region began in 1905. The first inhabitants were attracted by the natural resources of the region, special ...
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
Passo Fundo
Passo Fundo is a municipality in the north of the southern Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul. It is named after its river. It's the twelfth largest city in the state with an estimated population of 204,722 inhabitants living in a total municipa ...
in Brazil.
History
* 22 May 1961: Established as Diocese of Frederico Westphalen from the
Diocese of Passo Fundo and
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 ...
Leadership
*
Bishop
A bishop is an ordained clergy member who is entrusted with a position of authority and oversight in a religious institution.
In Christianity, bishops are normally responsible for the governance of dioceses. The role or office of bishop is ca ...
s of Frederico Westphalen (Roman rite)
**
João Aloysio Hoffmann † (26 March 1962 - 27 May 1971) Appointed, Bishop of
Erexim
**
Bruno Maldaner Bruno Maldaner (August 4, 1924 – November 16, 2008) was a Brazilian Bishop for the Catholic Church.
Maldaner was ordained a Priest at the age of 26 and appointed Auxiliary Bishop of São Paulo, Brazil and Titular Bishop of Aquae in Mauretania on ...
† (27 May 1971 - 12 December 2001) Retired
**
Zeno Hastenteufel (12 December 2001 - 28 March 2007) Appointed, Bishop of
Novo Hamburgo
Novo Hamburgo (Portuguese for ''New Hamburg''; german: Neu-Hamburg) is a municipality in the southernmost Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul, located in the metropolitan area of Porto Alegre, the state capital. As of 2020, its population was 247, ...
**
Antônio Carlos Rossi Keller (11 June 2008 – present)
References
GCatholic.orgDiocese website (Portuguese)
Roman Catholic dioceses in Brazil
Christian organizations established in 1961
Frederico Westphalen, Roman Catholic Diocese of
Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 20th century
1961 establishments in Brazil
Roman Catholic bishops of Frederico Westphalen
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