Metropolitan see Chapecó, Brazil
Archdiocese of Chapecó
Xapecoën(sis)
Latin Church
Metropolitan Archdiocese of Chapecó in Santa Catarina, Brazil, established as a diocese in 1958 and elevated to a metropolitan archdiocese in November 2024. It is the metropolitan see for the dioceses of Lages, Caçador, and Joaçaba.
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- Established
- 1958
- Catholics
- 593,000
- Priests
- 85
- Territory
- 15,663 km²
Parishes and churches
45 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.
- Santo Antônio de PáduaChapecó · CathedralView parish
- Divino Espírito SantoDionísio CerqueiraView parish
- Nossa Senhora da ConceiçãoRomelândiaView parish
- Nossa Senhora das GraçasPalma SolaView parish
- Nossa Senhora das MercêsIporã do OesteView parish
- Nossa Senhora de FátimaGuaraciabaView parish
- Nossa Senhora de LourdesCunha PorãView parish
- Nossa Senhora de SaleteIpumirimView parish
- Nossa Senhora do Perpétuo SocorroLinha CachoeiraView parish
- Nossa Senhora do RosárioXavantinaView parish
- Nossa Senhora dos NavegantesMondaíView parish
- Sagrada FamíliaSaudadesView parish
- Sagrado Coração de JesusGuaraciabaView parish
- Sagrado Coração de JesusCampo ErêView parish
- Santa Dulce dos PobresChapecóView parish
- Santa InêsQuilomboView parish
- Santa LúciaAnchietaView parish
- Santa Terezinha do Menino JesusNova ItaberabaView parish
- Santo AntônioPinhalzinhoView parish
- Santo Estanislau KosttkaDescansoView parish
- Santíssima TrindadeTunápolisView parish
- Senhor Bom Jesus da ColunaXanxerêView parish
- São Carlos BorromeuSão CarlosView parish
- São CristóvãoChapecóView parish
- São DanielSearaView parish
- São DomingosCaibiView parish
- São DomingosSão DomingosView parish
- São Francisco de AssisChapecóView parish
- São JerônimoCaxambu do SulView parish
- São JoséSão José do CedroView parish
This is our recorded coverage, not an official diocesan parish count. Confirm service times with the parish before travelling.
The bishop
- Archbishop
- Odelir José Magri, M.C.C.J.
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The cathedral
Catedral Santo Antônio de Pádua stands in Chapecó, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.
On what a cathedral is, see the cathedral; every see church on earth is gathered at the cathedrals.
History
Chapecó, Brazil, is the seat of a Roman Catholic archdiocese (Latin: Archidioecesis Xapecoënsis). Before its elevation to archdiocesan rank in 2024, the see belonged to the ecclesiastical province of Florianópolis.