Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Passo Fundo

Archdiocese of Passo Fundo Archidioecesis Passofundensis
Cathedral of Our Lady of Apparition
Location
Country	Brazil
Ecclesiastical province	Passo Fundo
Statistics
Area	12,200 km2 (4,700 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2004) 488,530 366,397 (75.0%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Established	10 March 1951 (73 years ago)
Cathedral	Catedral Nossa Senhora Aparecida
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Archbishop	Rodolfo Luís Weber
Bishops emeritus	Antônio Carlos Altieri, S.D.B.
Website
www.pastoral.com.br

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Passo Fundo (Latin: Archidioecesis Passofundensis) is an archdiocese located in the city of Passo Fundo. Before being elevated to an archdiocese itself in 2011 it was part of the Ecclesiastical province of Porto Alegre in Brazil.

History

• March 10, 1951: Established as Diocese of Passo Fundo from the Diocese of Santa Maria
• April 13, 2011: Elevated to archdiocese

Bishops

Ordinaries, in reverse chronological order

• Archbishops of Passo Fundo (Roman rite), below
  • Archbishop Rodolfo Luís Weber (2015.12.2 - Present)
  • Archbishop Antonio Carlos Altieri (2012.07.11 - 2015.12.2); formerly, Bishop of Caraguatatuba
  • Archbishop Pedro Ercílio Simon (see below 2011.04.13 – 2012.07.11)
• Bishops of Passo Fundo (Roman rite), below
  • Bishop Pedro Ercílio Simon (1999.05.19 – 2011.04.13 see above)
  • Bishop Urbano José Allgayer (1982.02.04 – 1999.05.19)
  • Bishop João Cláudio Colling (1951.03.23 – 1981.08.29), appointed Archbishop of Porto Alegre

Coadjutor bishop

• Pedro Ercílio Simon (1998-1999)

Auxiliary bishop

• Liro Vendelino Meurer (2009-2013), appointed Bishop of Santo Ângelo, Rio Grande do Sul

Other priest of this diocese who became bishop

• Osvino José Both, appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul in 1990

Suffragan Sees

• Diocese of Erexim
• Diocese of Frederico Westphalen
• Diocese of Vacaria

References

• GCatholic.org
• Catholic Hierarchy
• Diocese website (Portuguese)