The Roman Catholic Diocese of Rio do Sul ( la, Dioecesis Rivi Australis) 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
Rio do Sul 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
* November 23, 1968: Established as Diocese of Rio do Sul from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Florianópolis and
Diocese of Joinville
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Joinville ( la, Dioecesis Ioinvillensis) is a suffragan Latin diocese in the Ecclesiastical province of the Metropolitan of Florianópolis in Santa Catarina state, southern Brazil.
Its cathedral episcopal ses is Cat ...
Bishops
*
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 Rio do Sul (Roman rite), in reverse chronological order
** Bishop
Onécimo Alberton (2014.12.17 - present)
** Bishop Augustinho Petry (2008.03.19 – 2014.12.17)
** Bishop
José Jovêncio Balestieri,
S.D.B. (2000.08.30 – 2008.03.19)
** Bishop
Tito Buss (1969.03.12 – 2000.08.30)
Coadjutor bishops
*
José Jovêncio Balestieri, S.D.B. (1998-2000)
*
Augustinho Petry (2007-2008)
References
GCatholic.org
Roman Catholic dioceses in Brazil
Christian organizations established in 1968
Rio do Sul, Roman Catholic Diocese of
Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 20th century
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