Roman Catholic Diocese of Cruzeiro do Sul

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Diocese of Cruzeiro do Sul

Dioecesis Crucis Australis
Catedral de Nossa Senhora da Gloria.jpg
Cathedral of Our Lady of Glory
Location
CountryFlag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
Ecclesiastical province Porto Velho
Statistics
Area126,633 km2 (48,893 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2011)
261,000
201,000 (77%)
Parishes12
Information
Denomination Catholic Church
Rite Roman Rite
Established22 May 1931 (93 years ago)
CathedralCatedral Nossa Senhora da Glória
Current leadership
Pope Francis
Bishop Flávio Giovenale, S.D.B.
Metropolitan Archbishop Roque Paloschi
Bishops emeritus Mosé João Pontelo, C.S.Sp.
Website
www.diocesecruzeirodosul.org

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Cruzeiro do Sul (Latin : Dioecesis Crucis Australis) is a suffragan see in the ecclesiastical province of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Porto Velho, Acre (state), westernmost Amazonian Brazil.

Contents

Its cathedral episcopal see is the Marian Catedral Nossa Senhora da Gloria, in the city of Cruzeiro do Sul, Acre.

Statistics

As per 2014, it pastorally served 230,966 Catholics (80.6% of 286,462 total) on 126,633 km² in 12 parishes and 99 missions with 25 priests (16 diocesan, 9 religious), 91 lay religious (16 brothers, 75 sisters) and 13 seminarians.

History

Bishops

Episcopal ordinaries

(Territorial) (Bishop-)Prelates of Juruá
Suffragan Bishops of Cruzeiro do Sul

Coadjutor bishops

See also

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References

  1. "Diocese of Cruzeiro do Sul". catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2013-04-10.
  2. "Diocese of Cruzeiro do Sul". GCatholic.org. Retrieved 2013-04-10.