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Suffragan diocese Santa Cruz do Sul, Brazil

Diocese of Santa Cruz do Sul

Sanctae Crucis in Brasilia

Latin Church

Latin Church diocese in Santa Cruz do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul, erected in 1959 from the Archdiocese of Porto Alegre. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Santa Maria, led since September 2024 by Bishop Itacir Brassiani.

On the map

Esri
The address the register holds for Catedral São João Batista, in Santa Cruz do Sul, Brazil.

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Established
1959
Catholics
447,502
Priests
77
Territory
17,168 km²

Parishes and churches

52 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.

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The bishop

Bishop
Itacir Brassiani
Born
28 December 1959
Birthplace
Soledade
Institute
MISSIONARI DELLA SACRA FAMIGLIA

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The cathedral

Catedral São João Batista stands in Santa Cruz do Sul, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.

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History

Within the ecclesiastical province of Santa Maria in Brazil, this diocese (Latin: Dioecesis Sanctae Crucis in Brasilia) has its seat in the city of Santa Cruz do Sul.

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