Diocese of Rio Grande

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Latin Church diocese in Rio Grande, Rio Grande do Sul, established from the Diocese of Pelotas in 1971. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Pelotas.

Bishop
Jorge Pierozan
Latin name
Rivogranden(sis)
Erected
27 May 1971
Cathedral
Catedral São Pedro
Patron
Saint Peter
Rank
Suffragan Diocese
Rite
Latin
Province
Pelotas (Archdiocese of Pelotas)
Catholics
211,000
Chancery
Cúria Diocesana, Rua João Alfredo 532, 96200-260 Rio Grande, RS, Brasil
Telephone
Tel. [053]3231-4066
Email
[email protected]

Contact as printed in the Annuario Pontificio.

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Sources: wikidata-p488 · Annuario code 001002757 · ontology v0.3.2 · updated 2026-06-08

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