Diocese of Caxias do Sul

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Diocese of Caxias do Sul in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Porto Alegre. Bishop José Gislon, O.F.M. Cap., has led the see since 2019.

Bishop
Most Rev. José Gislon, O.F.M. Cap.
Latin name
Caxien(sis) Australis
Established
1934
Cathedral
Catedral Santa Teresa d'Ávila
Patron
Santa Teresa d'Ávila (Saint Teresa of Ávila)
Rank
Suffragan Diocese
Rite
Latin
Province
Porto Alegre
Catholics
910,000
Chancery
Cúria Diocesana, Rua Os 18 do Forte 1771, 95020-472 Caxias do Sul, RS, Brasil
Telephone
Tel. [054]3214-5388

Contact as printed in the Annuario Pontificio.

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Sources: official site + Wikipedia,annuario · Annuario code 001001085 · ontology v0.3.2 · updated 2026-06-08

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