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.
- São José do PatrocínioCoronel FreitasView parish
- São José OperárioMaravilhaView parish
- São João BatistaFaxinal dos GuedesView parish
- São João BerchmansSão João do OesteView parish
- São João BoscoModeloView parish
- São Judas TadeuPalmitosView parish
- São Lourenço MártirSão Lourenço do OesteView parish
- São Luiz GonzagaXaximView parish
- São Miguel ArcanjoFigueiraView parish
- São Miguel ArcanjoSão Miguel do OesteView parish
- São Paulo ApóstoloChapecóView parish
- São Pedro ApóstoloItáView parish
- São Pedro ApóstoloVargeãoView parish
- São Pedro CanísioItapirangaView parish
- São SebastiãoAbelardo LuzView 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.