The Roman Catholic Diocese of Cruz Alta ( la, Dioecesis Crucis Altae) 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 associ ...
located in the city of
Cruz Alta 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 sev ...
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 (1972.11.16 – 1976.01.21), appointed Coadjutor Bishop of Caxias do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul
*
Jacó Roberto Hilgert (1976.07.19 – 2002.05.08)
*
Frederico Heimler S.D.B. (2002.05.08 – 2014.06.11)
*
Adelar Baruffi (2014.12.17 - present)
;Coadjutor bishop
*
Pedro Ercílio Simon (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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