Diocese of Rio do Sul Dioecesis Rivi Australis Diocese de Rio do Sul | |
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![]() Cathedral St John the Baptist in Rio do Sul in 2021 | |
Location | |
Country | Brazil |
Ecclesiastical province | Joinville |
Metropolitan | Joinville |
Statistics | |
Area | 9,659 km2 (3,729 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2010) 308,000 253,000 (82.1%) |
Information | |
Rite | Latin Rite |
Established | 23 November 1968 (56 years ago) |
Cathedral | Cathedral St John the Baptist in Rio do Sul |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Onécimo Alberton |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Wilson Tadeu Jönck, SCI |
Bishops emeritus | Augustinho Petry |
Map | |
![]() Location of the diocese. Metropolitan archdiocese in pink. | |
Website | |
Website of the Diocese |
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