Roman Catholic Diocese of Frederico Westphalen

The Diocese of Frederico Westphalen (Latin: Dioecesis Vestphalenianus ) is a Roman Catholic diocese based in the Brazilian Frederico Westphalen in the state of Rio Grande do Sul.

The diocese was on 22 May in 1961 by Pope John XXIII. established from the diocese of Passo Fundo and the diocese of Santa Maria out. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Porto Alegre.

Bishops

  • João Aloysio Hoffmann (1962-1971), later Bishop of Erexim, Rio Grande do Sul
  • Bruno Maldaner (1971-2001)
  • Zeno Have devil (2001-2007), later Bishop of Novo Hamburgo, Rio Grande do Sul
  • Antônio Carlos Rossi Keller, since 2008
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