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| Diocese of Novo Hamburgo Dioecesis Novohamburgensis |
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| Location | |
| Country | Brazil |
| Metropolitan | Porto Alegre |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 3,691 km2 (1,425 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics |
(as of 2004) 961,783 721,338 (75.0%) |
| Information | |
| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Cathedral | Catedral Basílica São Luís Gonzaga |
| Current leadership | |
| Bishop | Zeno Hastenteufel |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Novo Hamburgo (Latin: Dioecesis Novohamburgensis) is a diocese located in the city of Novo Hamburgo in the Ecclesiastical province of Porto Alegre in Brazil.
[edit] History
- February 2, 1980: Established as Diocese of Novo Hamburgo from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Porto Alegre
[edit] Leadership
- Bishops of Novo Hamburgo (Roman rite)
- Bishop Zeno Hastenteufel (2007.03.28 – present)
- Bishop Osvino José Both (later Archbishop) (1995.11.22 – 2006.06.07)
- Bishop Carlos José Boaventura Kloppenburg, O.F.M. (1986.08.08 – 1995.11.22)
- Bishop Aloísio Sinésio Bohn (1980.02.13 – 1986.06.27)
[edit] References
Coordinates: 29°40′30″S 51°07′50″W / 29.675°S 51.1305555556°W
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