Roman Catholic Diocese of Santo Ângelo

The Diocese of Santo Ângelo (Latin: Dioecesis Angelopolitanus ) is a suffragan diocese of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Santa Maria. The Diocese of Santo Ângelo has its headquarters in Santo Ângelo in Rio Grande do Sul in southern Brazil.

The diocese has been established from the diocese Uruguaiana on May 22, 1961 first bishop was Aloisio Lorscheider.

Bishops

  • Aloisio Lorscheider OFM (1962-1973), later Archbishop of Fortaleza and Aparecida
  • Estanislau Amadeu Kreutz (1973-2004)
  • José Clemente Weber (2004-2013)
  • Liro Vendelino Meurer (since 2013)
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