Roman Catholic Diocese of Criciúma
Diocese of Criciúma Dioecesis Criciumensis Criciúma | |
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St. Joseph's Cathedral | |
Location | |
Country | ![]() |
Ecclesiastical province | Florianópolis |
Metropolitan | Florianópolis |
Statistics | |
Area | 5,093 km2 (1,966 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2006) 525,000 435,000 (82.9%) |
Information | |
Rite | Latin Rite |
Established | 27 May 1998 (26 years ago) |
Cathedral | Cathedral of St Joseph in Criciúma |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Jacinto Inácio Flach |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Wilson Tadeu Jönck, SCI |
Map | |
![]() Location of the diocese. Metropolitan archdiocese in pink. | |
Website | |
www.diocesecriciuma.com.br |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Criciúma (Latin: Dioecesis Criciumensis) is a diocese located in the city of Criciúma in the ecclesiastical province of Florianópolis in Brazil.
History
[edit]- 27 May 1998: Established as Diocese of Criciúma from the Diocese of Tubarão
Bishops
[edit]- Bishops of Criciúma (Roman rite)
- Paulo Antônio de Conto (27 May 1998 – 2 July 2008)
- Jacinto Inácio Flach (16 September 2009 – present)
Other priest of this diocese who became bishop
[edit]- Onécimo Alberton, appointed Bishop of Rio do Sul, Santa Catarina
References
[edit]28°40′39″S 49°22′10″W / 28.6776°S 49.3695°W