Roman Catholic Diocese of Vacaria

Diocese of Vacaria

*Dioecesis Vaccariensis*
Diocese of Vacaria; Dioecesis Vaccariensis
	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
Metropolitan Archbishop
Bishops emeritus	Orlando Octacílio Dotti, O.F.M. Cap.; Irineu Gassen, O.F.M.
Map
	; Jurisdiction of the diocese. Metropolitan archdiocese in pink.

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.

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 of Vacaria (Roman rite), below
- Bishop (2018.05.09 - present)
- Bishop Irineu Gassen, O.F.M. (2008.05.28 – 2018.05.09)
- Bishop , M.S. (2003.11.12 – 2007.07.03)
- Bishop , O.F.M. Cap. (1986.02.05 – 2003.11.12)
- Bishop (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 , O.F.M. Cap. (1936.06.27 – 1957.01.18), appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Caxias do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul

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