Diocese of Santa Cruz do Sul Dioecesis Sanctae Crucis in Brasilia | |
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Location | |
Country | Brazil |
Ecclesiastical province | Santa Maria |
Statistics | |
Area | 17,168 km2 (6,629 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2004) 537,002 447,502 (83.3%) |
Information | |
Rite | Latin Rite |
Established | 20 June 1959 (65 years ago) |
Cathedral | Catedral São João Batista |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Aloísio Alberto Dilli, O.F.M. |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Hélio Adelar Rubert |
Map | |
Jurisdiction of the diocese. Metropolitan archdiocese in pink. | |
Website | |
www.mitrascs.com.br |
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