The Roman Catholic Diocese of Vacaria ( la, Dioecesis Vaccariensis) 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
Vacaria
Vacaria is a municipality in the northeast of the southern Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul.
It is located at a latitude of 28° 30' 44" South and a longitude of 50° 56' 02" west, with an altitude of 971 meters. Its population in 2020 wa ...
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
Passo Fundo
Passo Fundo is a municipality in the north of the southern Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul. It is named after its river. It's the twelfth largest city in the state with an estimated population of 204,722 inhabitants living in a total municip ...
in Brazil.
History
* 8 September 1934: Established as Territorial Prelature of Vacaria from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Porto Alegre
* 18 January 1957: Promoted as Diocese of Vacaria
Bishops
Ordinaries, in reverse chronological order
*
Bishop
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In Christianity, bishops are normally responsible for the governance of dioceses. The role or office of bishop is c ...
s of Vacaria (Roman rite), below
** Bishop
Silvio Guterres Dutra (2018.05.09 - present)
** Bishop
Irineu Gassen, O.F.M. (2008.05.28 – 2018.05.09)
** Bishop
Pedro Sbalchiero Neto,
M.S.
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(2003.11.12 – 2007.07.03)
** Bishop
Orlando Octacílio Dotti
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,
O.F.M. Cap. (1986.02.05 – 2003.11.12)
** Bishop
Henrique Gelain (1964.03.28 – 1986.02.05)
** Bishop
Augusto Petró (1958.05.16 – 1964.03.12), appointed Bishop of Uruguaiana, Rio Grande do Sul
* Prelate of Vacaria (Roman Rite), below
** Bishop
Cândido Julio Bampi
Cândido is a Portuguese masculine given name, equivalent of Spanish Cándido
* Cândido de Oliveira (1896–1958), Portuguese football player
* Cândido Firmino de Mello-Leitão (1886-1948), Brazilian zoologist
* Cândido José de Araújo Viana ( ...
, O.F.M. Cap. (1936.06.27 – 1957.01.18), appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Caxias do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul
Coadjutor bishops
*
Orlando Octacílio Dotti
Orlando () is a city in the U.S. state of Florida and is the county seat of Orange County. In Central Florida, it is the center of the Orlando metropolitan area, which had a population of 2,509,831, according to U.S. Census Bureau figures relea ...
, O.F.M. Cap. (1983-1986)
*
Pedro Sbalchiero Neto, M.S. (2003)
References
GCatholic.org
Roman Catholic dioceses in Brazil
Christian organizations established in 1934
Vacaria, Roman Catholic Diocese of
Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 20th century
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