Suffragan diocese Rio Grande, Brazil
Diocese of Rio Grande
Rivogranden(sis)
Latin Church
Latin Church diocese in Rio Grande, Rio Grande do Sul, established from the Diocese of Pelotas in 1971. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Pelotas.
On the map
Every see on one map: browse the dioceses. Churches with recorded hours: find Mass times.
- Established
- 1971
- Catholics
- 211,000
- Priests
- 24
- Territory
- 12,270 km²
Parishes and churches
16 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.
- São PedroRio Grande · CathedralView parish
- Nossa Senhora AuxiliadoraRio GrandeView parish
- Nossa Senhora da PenhaRio GrandeView parish
- Nossa Senhora do CarmoRio GrandeView parish
- Nosso Senhor do Bom FimRio GrandeView parish
- Sagrada FamíliaRio GrandeView parish
- Santa TeresaRio GrandeView parish
- Santa VitóriaSanta Vitória do PalmarView parish
- Santo AntônioTaveresView parish
- Santíssima TrindadeRio GrandeView parish
- São JorgeRio GrandeView parish
- São JoséRio GrandeView parish
- São JoséSão José do NorteView parish
- São José OperárioRio GrandeView parish
- São Judas TadeuRio GrandeView parish
- São Luiz ReiMostardasView parish
This is our recorded coverage, not an official diocesan parish count. Confirm service times with the parish before travelling.
The bishop
- Bishop
- Jorge Pierozan
- Born
- 10 August 1964
- Birthplace
- Vanini
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The cathedral
Catedral São Pedro stands in Rio Grande, 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
Established from the Diocese of Pelotas in 1971, the Diocese of Rio Grande (Portuguese: Diocese de Rio Grande, Latin: Dioecesis Rivograndensis) is a Roman Catholic see in the city of Rio Grande, within the Brazilian ecclesiastical province of Pelotas. Its seat is the Cathedral of Saint Peter in Rio Grande.