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Suffragan diocese Santo Ângelo, Brazil

Diocese of Santo Ângelo

Angelopolitan(us)

The Diocese of Santo Angelo is a Latin Church suffragan diocese in Rio Grande do Sul state, Brazil. Established on 22 May 1961 from the Diocese of Uruguaiana, it is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Santa Maria.

On the map

Esri
The address the register holds for Guardian Angel Cathedral, in Santo Ângelo, Brazil.

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Established
1961
Catholics
389,000
Priests
72
Territory
16,776 km²

Parishes and churches

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

This is our recorded coverage, not an official diocesan parish count. Confirm service times with the parish before travelling.

The bishop

Bishop
Liro Vendelino Meurer
Born
13 July 1954
Birthplace
Salvador do Sul

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The cathedral

Guardian Angel Cathedral stands in Santo Ângelo, 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

The city of Santo Ângelo is the seat of this diocese (Latin: Dioecesis Angelopolitana), which sits within the ecclesiastical province of Santa Maria in Brazil.