Roman Catholic Diocese of Cruzeiro do Sul

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.

Diocese of Cruzeiro do Sul

Dioecesis Crucis Australis
Cathedral of Our Lady of Glory
Location
Country Brazil
Ecclesiastical provincePorto Velho
Statistics
Area126,633 km2 (48,893 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2011)
261,000
201,000 (77%)
Parishes12
Information
DenominationCatholic Church
RiteRoman Rite
Established22 May 1931 (92 years ago)
CathedralCatedral Nossa Senhora da Glória
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopFlávio Giovenale, S.D.B.
Metropolitan ArchbishopRoque Paloschi
Bishops emeritusMosé João Pontelo, C.S.Sp.
Website
www.diocesecruzeirodosul.org

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

Statistics edit

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 edit

Bishops edit

Episcopal ordinaries edit

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

Coadjutor bishops edit

See also edit

References edit

  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.

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