The Roman Catholic Diocese of Chapecó ( la, Dioecesis Xapecoënsis) is a

diocese 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 associa ...

located in the city of

Chapecó Chapecó () is a municipality in the state of Santa Catarina, in the Southern Region of Brazil. Being a major industrial, financial and educational center, it is a major producer of industrialized food products. Considered a medium city, with a p ...

in the

Ecclesiastical province An ecclesiastical province is one of the basic forms of jurisdiction in Christian Churches with traditional hierarchical structure, including Western Christianity and Eastern Christianity. In general, an ecclesiastical province consists of seve ...

of Florianópolis in Brazil.

History

* January 14, 1958: Established as Diocese of Chapecó from the

Diocese of Lages The Roman Catholic Diocese of Lages ( la, Dioecesis Lagensis) is a Latin Rite suffragan diocese in the ecclesiastical province of Florianópolis in Santa Catarina state, Brazil. Its cathedral episcopal see is Catedral Nossa Senhora dos Prazeres, ...

and

Metropolitan Archdiocese of Palmas The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Palmas ( la, Archidioecesis Palmensis in Brasilia) is an archdiocese located in the city of Palmas in Brazil. History * March 27, 1996: Established as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Palmas from the Diocese of Mira ...

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 c ...

s of Chapecó (Roman rite), in reverse chronological order ** Bishop Odelir José Magri, MCCI (2014.12.03 – ... ) ** Bishop Manoel João Francisco (1998.10.28 – 2014.03.26) **

Bishop José Gomes 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 ...

(1968.07.16 – 1998.10.28) ** Bishop

Wilson Laus Schmidt Wilson may refer to: People *Wilson (name) ** List of people with given name Wilson ** List of people with surname Wilson * Wilson (footballer, 1927–1998), Brazilian manager and defender *Wilson (footballer, born 1984), full name Wilson Rodr ...

(1962.05.18 – 1968.01.22) ** Bishop

José Thurler José Thurler (19 June 1913–23 April 1992) was a Brazilian Roman Catholic bishop. Thurler was born in Brazil and was ordained to the priesthood in 1942. He served as bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Chapecó, Brazil, from 1959 to 1962 ...

(1959.02.12 – 1962.03.22)

References

GCatholic.org

Diocese website (Portuguese)
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