Suffragan diocese Novo Hamburgo, Brazil
Diocese of Novo Hamburgo
Novohamburgen(sis)
Latin Church
The Diocese of Novo Hamburgo is a Latin Rite diocese in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, erected on 2 February 1980 from the Archdiocese of Porto Alegre, of which it is a suffragan.
On the map
Every see on one map: browse the dioceses. Churches with recorded hours: find Mass times.
- Established
- 1980
- Catholics
- 721,338
- Priests
- 120
- Territory
- 3,691 km²
Parishes and churches
47 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.
- Santo AntônioNovo HamburgoView parish
- Santo InácioSão LeopoldoView parish
- Senhor Bom JesusTaquaraView parish
- São JorgeSão LeopoldoView parish
- São JoséNovo HamburgoView parish
- São José de AnchietaSão LeopoldoView parish
- São José OperárioNova PetrópolisView parish
- São José OperárioNovo HamburgoView parish
- São José OperárioSão LeopoldoView parish
- São João BatistaParobéView parish
- São João BatistaSão LeopoldoView parish
- São João BatistaSapirangaView parish
- São Lourenço MártirNova PetrópolisView parish
- São Luiz GonzagaSapirangaView parish
- São MiguelDois IrmãosView parish
- São PedroGramadoView parish
- São Pedro ApóstoloIvotiView parish
This is our recorded coverage, not an official diocesan parish count. Confirm service times with the parish before travelling.
The bishop
- Bishop
- João Francisco Salm
- Born
- 11 October 1952
- Birthplace
- São Pedro de Alcântara
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The cathedral
Catedral Basílica São Luís Gonzaga stands in Novo Hamburgo, 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
Within Brazil's ecclesiastical province of Porto Alegre lies the Diocese of Novo Hamburgo (Latin: Dioecesis Novohamburgensis), seated in the city of Novo Hamburgo.