Diocese of Santa Cruz do Sul

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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.

Bishop
Itacir Brassiani
Latin name
Sanctae Crucis in Brasilia
Erected
20 June 1959
Cathedral
Catedral São João Batista
Patron
Saint John the Baptist
Rank
Suffragan Diocese
Rite
Latin
Province
Santa Maria (Archdiocese of Santa Maria)
Catholics
447,502
Chancery
Cúria Diocesana, Rua Ramiro Barcelos 717, 96810-054 Santa Cruz do Sul, RS, Brasil
Telephone
Tel. [051]3713-3733; fax 3711-3668
Email
[email protected]

Contact as printed in the Annuario Pontificio.

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Sources: wikidata-p488 · Annuario code 001002946 · ontology v0.3.2 · updated 2026-06-08

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