Roman Catholic Diocese of Vacaria
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Vacaria (Latin: Dioecesis Vaccariensis) is a diocese located in the city of Vacaria in the Ecclesiastical province of Passo Fundo in Brazil.
Diocese of Vacaria Dioecesis Vaccariensis | |
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 Cathedral of Our Lady | |
| Location | |
| Country | Brazil |
| Ecclesiastical province | Passo Fundo |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 15,932 km2 (6,151 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics (including non-members) | (as of 2004) 199,500 181,300 (90.9%) |
| Information | |
| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Established | 8 September 1934 (87 years ago) |
| Cathedral | Catedral Nossa Senhora da Oliveira |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Silvio Guterres Dutra |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Rodolfo Luís Weber |
| Bishops emeritus | Orlando Octacílio Dotti, O.F.M. Cap. Irineu Gassen, O.F.M. |
| Map | |
 Jurisdiction of the diocese. Metropolitan archdiocese in pink. | |
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
- Bishops 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. (2003.11.12 – 2007.07.03)
- Bishop Orlando Octacílio Dotti, 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, 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, O.F.M. Cap. (1983-1986)
- Pedro Sbalchiero Neto, M.S. (2003)
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