Archdiocese of Pelotas

For the Anglican Episcopal Diocese in Pelotas, see Anglican Episcopal Church of Brazil § Dioceses and mission districts.

Archdiocese of Pelotas Archidioecesis Pelotensis
Cathedral of St. Francis of Paola
Location
Country	Brazil
Ecclesiastical province	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
Established	15 August 1910 (115 years ago)
Cathedral	Cathedral of Saint Francis of Paola
Current leadership
Pope	Leo XIV
Archbishop	Jacinto Bergmann
Map
Jurisdiction of the archdiocese. Suffragan dioceses in pink.
Website
arquidiocesedepelotas.org

The Archdiocese of Pelotas (Latin : Archidioecesis Pelotensis) is a Roman Catholic archdiocese located in the city of Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul. 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.

History

• 15 August 1910: Established as Diocese of Pelotas from the Diocese of São Pedro do Rio Grande
• 13 April 2011: Elevated to archdiocese

Bishops

• Bishops of Pelotas (Roman rite)
  • Franciscus de Campos Barreto † (12 May 1911 – 30 July 1920) Appointed, Bishop of Campinas
  • Ioachimus Ferreira de Melo † (15 March 1921 – 22 September 1940) Died
  • Antonio Zattera † (31 January 1942 – 1 September 1977) Resigned
  • Jayme Chemello † (1 September 1977 – 1 July 2009) Resigned
  • Jacinto Bergmann (1 July 2009 – 13 April 2011) Appointed archbishop
• Archbishops of Pelotas (Roman rite)
  • Jacinto Bergmann (13 April 2011 – present)

Auxiliary bishops

• Angelo Félix Mugnol (1966–1969), appointed Bishop of Bagé, Rio Grande do Sul
• Jayme Henrique Chemello (1969–1977), appointed Bishop here
• Jacinto Bergmann (2002–2004), appointed Bishop of Tubarão, Santa Catarina (later returned here as Bishop)

Another priest of this diocese who became bishop

≠Carlos Rômulo Gonçalves e Silva, appointed Coadjutor Bishop of Montenegro in 2017

Suffragan Sees

• Diocese of Bagé
• Diocese of Rio Grande

References

• GCatholic.org
• Catholic Hierarchy
• Diocese website (Portuguese)

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