Roman Catholic Diocese of Erexim
Diocese of Erexim Dioecesis Ereximensis | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Country | Brazil |
| Ecclesiastical province | Passo Fundo |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 5,586 km2 (2,157 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics (including non-members) | (as of 2004) 213,005 168,381 (79.1%) |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic Church |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 27 May 1971 (50 years ago) |
| Cathedral | Catedral São José |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | |
| Map | |
 Jurisdiction of the diocese. Metropolitan archdiocese in pink. | |
| Website | |
| www.diocesedeerexim.org.br | |
The Diocese of Erexim (Latin: Dioecesis Ereximensis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in Brazil. Its episcopal see is Erexim. The Diocese of Erexim is a suffragan diocese in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Passo Fundo.
History[]
On May 27, 1971, it was established as the Diocese of Erexim from the then-Diocese of Passo Fundo. On June 6, 2012, it was made known by the that Pope Benedict XVI had appointed the Father , O.F.M. Cap., who until then had been serving as the Definitor General of the in Rome, Italy, as the third bishop of the Diocese of Erexim, a part of the Ecclesiastical Province of Passo Fundo, Brazil. It was arranged that he would be ordained to the episcopacy and installed as Bishop of Erexim. He succeeds Bishop Girônimo Zanandréa, whose resigned upon reaching the age of 75, at which age all bishops must offer their resignation.[1][2]
On June 26, 2019, Bishop Jose Gilson was transferred to head the Diocese of Caxias do Sul, while in April 2020, Pope Francis appointed Adimir Antônio Mazali as new Diocesan Bishop.
The Diocese of Erexim has an area of 5,586 (unit unspecified), a total population of 211,685, a Catholic population of 168,800, 64 priests, 15 permanent deacons, and 133 religious).
Bishops[]
- Bishops of Erexim
- Bishop (1971.05.27 - 1994.01.26)
- Bishop (1971.05.27 - 1994.01.26)
- Bishop Girônimo Zanandréa (1994.01.26 – 2012.06.06)
- Bishop , O.F.M. Cap. (2012.06.06 - 2019.06.26), appointed Bishop of Caxias do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul
- Bishop (2020.04.15- Present)
Coadjutor bishop[]
- Girônimo Zanandréa (1987-1994)
References[]
Coordinates: 27°38′05″S 52°16′28″W / 27.6346°S 52.2744°W
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