The Roman Catholic Diocese of Santo Ângelo ( la, Dioecesis Angelopolitana) 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
Santo Ângelo
Santo Ângelo is a municipality located in northwestern Rio Grande do Sul state, Brazil. It has about 77,568 inhabitants (according to 2020 IBGE estimate) and the total area of the municipality is about 679 km². It borders Giruá to the no ...
in the
ecclesiastical province
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of
Santa Maria in Brazil.
History
* 22 May 1961: Established as Diocese of Santo Ângelo from the
Diocese of Uruguaiana
Bishops
*
Bishop
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In Christianity, bishops are normally responsible for the governance of dioceses. The role or office of bishop is ca ...
s of Santo Ângelo (Roman rite), in reverse chronological order
** Bishop
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(2013.04.24 - present)
** Bishop José Clemente Weber (2004.06.15 – 2013.04.24)
** Bishop
Estanislau Amadeu Kreutz Estanislau Amadeu Kreutz (July 1, 1928 – July 6, 2014) was a Catholic bishop.
Ordained to the priesthood in 1954, Kreutz was named titular bishop of ''Maranana'' and auxiliary bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Santo Angelo, Brazil
Braz ...
(1973.12.21 – 2004.06.15)
** Bishop
Aloísio Lorscheider
Aloísio Leo Arlindo Lorscheider, O.F.M. (8 October 1924 – 23 December 2007) was a Brazilian Roman Catholic cardinal during the 1970s and 1980s. He was known as an advocate of liberation theology in the 1970s and was seen by some observers a ...
,
O.F.M. (1962.02.03 – 1973.03.26), appointed Archbishop of Fortaleza, Ceara in 1973 (
Cardinal
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in 1976)
Auxiliary bishop
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Estanislau Amadeu Kreutz Estanislau Amadeu Kreutz (July 1, 1928 – July 6, 2014) was a Catholic bishop.
Ordained to the priesthood in 1954, Kreutz was named titular bishop of ''Maranana'' and auxiliary bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Santo Angelo, Brazil
Braz ...
(1972-1973), appointed Bishop here
References
GCatholic.org
Roman Catholic dioceses in Brazil
Christian organizations established in 1961
Santo Angelo, Roman Catholic Diocese of
Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 20th century
1961 establishments in Brazil
Santo Ângelo
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