Roman Catholic Diocese of Tubarão
Catholic ecclesiastical territory
Diocese of Tubarão Dioecesis Tubaraoënsis Diocese de Blumenau | |
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![]() Cathedral of Our Lady of Mercy | |
Location | |
Country | Brazil |
Ecclesiastical province | Florianópolis |
Metropolitan | Florianópolis |
Statistics | |
Area | 4,531 km2 (1,749 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2010) 355,435 309,579 (87.1%) |
Information | |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Established | 28 December 1954 (69 years ago) |
Cathedral | Cathedral of Our Lady of Mercy in Tubarão |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | João Francisco Salm |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Wilson Tadeu Jönck, SCI |
Bishops emeritus | Hilário Moser, S.D.B. |
Map | |
![]() Location of the diocese. Metropolitan archdiocese in pink. | |
Website | |
Website of the Diocese |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Tubarão (Latin: Dioecesis Tubaraoënsis) is a diocese located in the city of Tubarão in the ecclesiastical province of Florianópolis in Brazil.
History
- December 28, 1954: Established as Diocese of Tubarão from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Florianópolis
Leadership
- Bishops of Tubarão (Roman rite)
- Anselmo Pietrulla, O.F.M. (1955–1981)
- Osório Bebber, O.F.M. Cap. (17 September 1981 – 1992), appointed Prelate of Coxim, Mato Grosso do Sul
- Hilário Moser, S.D.B. (1992–2004)
- Jacinto Bergmann (2004–2009), appointed Bishop of Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul
- Wilson Tadeu Jönck, S.C.I. (18 July 2010 – 2011), appointed Archbishop of Florianópolis, Santa Catarina
- João Francisco Salm (24 November 2012–present)
References
External links
- Diocese website (Portuguese) Archived 2007-12-29 at the Wayback Machine
- GCatholic.org
- Catholic Hierarchy
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