The Archdiocese of Pelotas ( la, Archidioecesis Pelotensis) is a
Roman Catholic archdiocese
In 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 provinces were administratively associate ...
located in the city of
Pelotas,
Rio Grande do Sul
Rio Grande do Sul (, , ; "Great River of the South") is a Federative units of Brazil, state in the South Region, Brazil, southern region of Brazil. It is the Federative_units_of_Brazil#List, fifth-most-populous state and the List of Brazilian st ...
. Before being elevated to an archdiocese in its own right on April 13, 2011, it was part of the
ecclesiastical province of
Porto Alegre in Brazil.
History
* 15 August 1910: Established as Diocese of Pelotas from the
Diocese of São Pedro do Rio Grande
The Archdiocese of Porto Alegre ( la, Archidioecesis Portalegrensis in Brasilia) is a Latin Rite Metropolitan Archbishopric of the Roman Catholic Church in Rio Grande do Sul state, southernmost Brazil.
The Archdiocese's mother church and Metropo ...
* 13 April 2011: Elevated to archdiocese
Bishops
*
Bishops of Pelotas (Roman rite)
**
Francisco de Campos Barreto
The Archdiocese of Pelotas ( la, Archidioecesis Pelotensis) is a Roman Catholic archdiocese located in the city of Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul. Before being elevated to an archdiocese in its own right on April 13, 2011, it was part of the ecc ...
† (12 May 1911 - 30 July 1920) Appointed, Bishop of
Campinas
**
Joaquim Ferreira de Mello
The Archdiocese of Pelotas ( la, Archidioecesis Pelotensis) is a Roman Catholic archdiocese located in the city of Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul. Before being elevated to an archdiocese in its own right on April 13, 2011, it was part of the eccles ...
† (15 March 1921 - 22 September 1940) Died
**
Antônio Zattera † (31 January 1942 - 1 September 1977) Resigned
**
Jayme Henrique Chemello
The Archdiocese of Pelotas ( la, Archidioecesis Pelotensis) is a Roman Catholic archdiocese located in the city of Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul. Before being elevated to an archdiocese in its own right on April 13, 2011, it was part of the eccles ...
(1 September 1977 - 1 July 2009) Resigned
**
Jacinto Bergmann (1 July 2009 - 13 April 2011) Appointed archbishop
*
Archbishop
In Christian denominations, an archbishop is a bishop of higher rank or office. In most cases, such as the Catholic Church, there are many archbishops who either have jurisdiction over an ecclesiastical province in addition to their own archdi ...
s of Pelotas (Roman rite)
**Jacinto Bergmann (13 April 2011 – present)
Auxiliary bishops
*
Angelo Félix Mugnol (1966-1969), appointed Bishop of Bagé, Rio Grande do Sul
*
Jayme Henrique Chemello
The Archdiocese of Pelotas ( la, Archidioecesis Pelotensis) is a Roman Catholic archdiocese located in the city of Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul. Before being elevated to an archdiocese in its own right on April 13, 2011, it was part of the eccles ...
(1969-1977), appointed Bishop here
*
Jacinto Bergmann (2002-2004), appointed Bishop of Tubarão, Santa Catarina (later returned here as Bishop)
Other priest of this diocese who became bishop
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Carlos Rômulo Gonçalves e Silva, appointed Coadjutor Bishop of Montenegro in 2017
Suffragan Sees
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Diocese of Bagé
*
Diocese of Rio Grande
References
GCatholic.orgDiocese website (Portuguese)
Roman Catholic dioceses in Brazil
Christian organizations established in 1910
Roman Catholic ecclesiastical provinces in Brazil
Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 20th century
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