Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Passo Fundo

Archdiocese of Passo Fundo Archidioecesis Passofundensis
Location
Country	Brazil
Metropolitan	Passo Fundo
Statistics
Area	12,200 km2 (4,700 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2004) 488,530 366,397 (75.0%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Cathedral	Catedral Nossa Senhora Aparecida
Current leadership
Bishop	Pedro Ercílio Simon

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Passo Fundo (Latin: Archidioecesis Passofundensis) is an archdiocese located in the city of Passo Fundo. Before being elevated to an archdiocese itself in 2011 it was part of the Ecclesiastical province of Porto Alegre in Brazil.

History

• March 10, 1951: Established as Diocese of Passo Fundo from the Diocese of Santa Maria
• April 13, 2011: Elevated to archdiocese

Leadership

• Archbishops of Passo Fundo (Roman rite)
  • Archbishop Pedro Ercílio Simon (2011.04-13 – present)

• Bishops of Passo Fundo (Roman rite)
  • Bishop Pedro Ercílio Simon (1999.05.19 – 2011.04.13)
  • Bishop Urbano José Allgayer (1982.02.04 – 1999.05.19)
  • Bishop João Cláudio Colling (later Archbishop) (1951.03.23 – 1981.08.29)

Suffragan Sees

• Diocese of Erexim
• Diocese of Frederico Westphalen
• Diocese of Vacaria

References

• Giga-Catholic Information
• Catholic Hierarchy
• Diocese website (Portuguese)