The Roman Catholic Diocese of Criciúma () 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, prov ...
located in the city of
Criciúma
Criciúma () is a city in the Brazilian state of Santa Catarina. At , it is located 180 km south of Florianópolis, the state capital and around 900 km south of São Paulo. The city is the center of Brazil's flooring and home material ...
in the
ecclesiastical province
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of
Florianópolis
Florianópolis () is the capital and second largest city of the state of Santa Catarina (state), Santa Catarina, in the South Region, Brazil, South region of Brazil. The city encompasses Santa Catarina Island and surrounding small islands, as we ...
in Brazil.
History
* 27 May 1998: Established as Diocese of Criciúma from the
Diocese of Tubarão
Bishops
*
Bishop
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s of Criciúma (Roman rite)
** Paulo Antônio de Conto (27 May 1998 – 2 July 2008)
** Jacinto Inácio Flach (16 September 2009 – present)
Other priest of this diocese who became bishop
*
Onécimo Alberton, appointed Bishop of Rio do Sul, Santa Catarina
References
GCatholic.orgDiocese website (Portuguese)
Roman Catholic dioceses in Brazil
Christian organizations established in 1998
Criciúma, Roman Catholic Diocese of
Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 20th century
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