Roman Catholic Diocese of Novo Hamburgo

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Diocese of Novo Hamburgo

Dioecesis Novohamburgensis
Catedral Basilica Sao Luis Gonzaga.jpg
Cathedral-Basilica of St. Louis Gonzaga
Location
Country Brazil
Ecclesiastical province Porto Alegre
Statistics
Area3,691 km2 (1,425 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics (including non-members)
(as of 2004)
961,783
721,338 (75.0%)
Information
Rite Latin Rite
Established2 February 1980 (42 years ago)
CathedralCatedral Basílica São Luís Gonzaga
Current leadership
Pope Francis
Bishop João Francisco Salm
Metropolitan Archbishop Jaime Spengler
Bishops emeritus Zeno Hastenteufel
Map
Diocese de Novo Hamburgo.svg
Jurisdiction of the diocese. Metropolitan archdiocese in pink.
Website
www.mitranh.org.br

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Novo Hamburgo (Latin : Dioecesis Novohamburgensis) is a diocese located in the city of Novo Hamburgo in the Ecclesiastical province of Porto Alegre in Brazil.

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