Archdiocese of Passo Fundo Archidioecesis Passofundensis | |
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Location | |
Country | Brazil |
Ecclesiastical province | 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 |
Established | 10 March 1951 (73 years ago) |
Cathedral | Cathedral of Our Lady of Aparecida |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Archbishop | Rodolfo Luís Weber |
Bishops emeritus | Antônio Carlos Altieri, S.D.B. |
Map | |
Jurisdiction of the archdiocese. Suffragan dioceses in pink. | |
Website | |
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