- Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Pelotas
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Archdiocese of Pelotas
Archidioecesis PelotensisLocation Country Brazil Metropolitan Pelotas Statistics Area 20,737 km2 (8,007 sq mi) Population
- Total
- Catholics(as of 2004)
543,732
315,000 (57.9%)Information Rite Latin Rite Cathedral Catedral São Francisco de Paula Current leadership Bishop Jayme Henrique Chemello The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Pelotas (Latin: Archidioecesis Pelotensis) is an archdiocese located in the city of Pelotas. Before being elevated to an archdiocese in its own right on April 13, 2011 it was part of the Ecclesiastical province of Porto Alegre in Brazil.
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History
- August 15, 1910: Established as Diocese of Pelotas from the Diocese of São Pedro do Rio Grande
- April 13, 2011: Elevated to archdiocese
Leadership
- Archbishops of Pelotas (Roman rite)
- Archbishop Jayme Henrique Chemello (2011.04.13 — present)
- Bishops of Pelotas (Roman rite)
- Bishop Jayme Henrique Chemello (1977.09.01 – 2011.04.13)
- Bishop Antônio Zattera (1942.01.31 – 1977.09.01)
- Bishop Joaquim Ferreira de Melo (1921.03.15 – 1940.09.22)
- Bishop Francisco de Campos Barreto (1911.05.12 – 1920.07.30)
Suffragan Sees
References
Aparecida · Aracajú · Belo Horizonte · Belém do Pará · Botucatu · Brasília · Campinas · Campo Grande · Cascavel · Cuiabá · Curitiba · Diamantina · Feira de Santana · Florianópolis · Fortaleza · Goiânia · Juiz de Fora · Londrina · Maceió · Manaus · Mariana · Maringá · Montes Claros · Natal · Niterói · Olinda e Recife · Palmas · Paraíba · Passo Fundo · Pelotas · Porto Alegre · Porto Velho · Pouso Alegre · Ribeirão Preto · Santa Maria · Sorocaba · São Luís do Maranhão · São Paulo · São Salvador da Bahia · São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro · Teresina · Uberaba · Vitória · Vitória da ConquistaCategories:- Roman Catholic dioceses in Brazil
- Religious organizations established in 1910
- Roman Catholic ecclesiastical provinces in Brazil
- Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Pelotas
- Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 20th century
- Brazilian Roman Catholic diocese stubs
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