Diocese of Novo Hamburgo

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The Diocese of Novo Hamburgo is a Latin Rite diocese in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, erected on 2 February 1980 from the Archdiocese of Porto Alegre, of which it is a suffragan.

Bishop
João Francisco Salm
Latin name
Novohamburgen(sis)
Erected
2 February 1980
Cathedral
Catedral Basílica São Luís Gonzaga
Patron
Saint Aloysius Gonzaga
Rank
Suffragan Diocese
Rite
Latin
Province
Porto Alegre (Archdiocese of Porto Alegre)
Catholics
721,338
Chancery
Rua Joaquim Nabuco 543, 93310-002 Novo Hamburgo, RS, Brasil
Telephone
Tel. [051]3593-1755; fax 3594-6073

Contact as printed in the Annuario Pontificio.

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Sources: wikidata-p488 · Annuario code 001002420 · ontology v0.3.2 · updated 2026-06-08

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