Diocese of Frederico Westphalen

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The Diocese of Frederico Westphalen is a Latin Church diocese in northern Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, suffragan to the Archdiocese of Passo Fundo. It was established in 1961 from territory of the Dioceses of Passo Fundo and Santa Maria.

Bishop
Most Rev. Antônio Carlos Rossi Keller
Latin name
Vestphalenian(us)
Erected
22 May 1961
Cathedral
Cathedral of Saint Anthony (Catedral Santo Antônio)
Patron
Saint Anthony
Rank
Suffragan Diocese
Rite
Latin
Province
Passo Fundo (Archdiocese of Passo Fundo)
Catholics
286,494
Chancery
Cúria Diocesana, Rua do Comércio 672, C.P. 82, 98400-000 Frederico Westphalen, RS, Brasil
Telephone
Tel. [055]3744-3782; fax 3744-2789
Email
[email protected]

Contact as printed in the Annuario Pontificio.

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Sources: official site + Wikipedia,annuario · Annuario code 001001442 · ontology v0.3.2 · updated 2026-06-08

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