Archdiocese of Passo Fundo

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Bishop(s) Rodolfo Lu�s Weber, Archbishop Ant�nio Carlos Altieri, S.D.B., Archbishop Emeritus Suffragan Dioceses Erexim Frederico Westphalen Vacaria

General Information Type of Jurisdiction: Archdiocese Elevated: 13 April 2011 Metropolitan See Depends on: Dicastery for Bishops Rite: Latin (or Roman) State: Rio Grande do Sul Country: Brazil Square Kilometers: 11,235 (4,339 Square Miles) Conference Region: Sul 3 Official Web Site: https://www.arquidiocesedepassofundo.com.br Mailing Address: Curia Diocesana, Rua Coronel Chicuta 436, 99010-051 Passo Fundo; C.P. 230, 99001-970 Passo Fundo, RS, Brazil Telephone: (054)3045-9200

Historical Details

• Diocese of Passo Fundo
  • Latin Name: Passofundensis
  • Erected: 10 March 1951
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Porto Alegre
  • State: Rio Grande do Sul
  • Country: Brazil

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Past and Present Ordinaries

• Jo�o Cl�udio Colling † (23 Mar 1951 Appointed - 29 Aug 1981 Appointed, Archbishop of Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul)
• Urbano Jos� Allgayer † (4 Feb 1982 Appointed - 19 May 1999 Retired)
• Pedro Erc�lio Simon † (19 May 1999 Succeeded - 11 Jul 2012 Resigned)
• Ant�nio Carlos Altieri, S.D.B. (11 Jul 2012 Appointed - 15 Jul 2015 Resigned)
• Rodolfo Lu�s Weber (2 Dec 2015 Appointed - )

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Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
Diocese of Passo Fundo
10 March 1951	Erected	Diocese of Santa Maria (Passo Fundo, Carasinno, Sarandi, Get�lio Vargas, Erechim, and part of Marcelino Ramos)	Diocese of Passo Fundo (erected)
27 April 1959	Territory Added	Archdiocese of Porto Alegre (Guapor� and Casca along with Maria (of Marau))	Diocese of Passo Fundo
22 May 1961	Territory Lost	Diocese of Passo Fundo (Cities of Constantina and Nonoai) Diocese of Santa Maria (Cities of Frederico Westphalen, Campo Novo, Crissiumal, Humait�, Irai, Palmeira das Miss�es, Santo Augusto, Seber�, Tenente Portela, and Tres Passos)	Diocese of Frederico Westphalen (erected)
16 May 1966	Territory Added	Diocese of Caxias (Nossa Senhora das Gra�as (in Our Lady of the Purification) and S�o Jos� (in Saint John the Baptist))	Diocese of Passo Fundo
16 May 1966	Territory Lost	Diocese of Passo Fundo (Santa B�rbara, Santa Teresinha, Nossa Senhora das Gra�as, Sao Jer�nimo, Santa Ana (all in San Valentin) and S�o Paulo (in San Rochi))	Diocese of Caxias
27 May 1971	Territory Lost	Diocese of Passo Fundo (Erexim, Getulio Vargas, Marcelino Ramos, Gaurama, Aratiba, Campinas do Sul, Erval Grande, Sa� Valentim, Viadutos, Severiano de Almeida, Cotegipe, Jacutinga, Itatiba do Sul, and Mariano Moro)	Diocese of Erexim (erected)
12 December 1997	Territory Added	Diocese of Cruz Alta (Our Lady of Lourdes (in Nova Alvorada) and Santi Michaelis Arcangeli (in Itapuca))	Diocese of Passo Fundo
Archdiocese of Passo Fundo
13 April 2011	Elevated	Diocese of Passo Fundo	Archdiocese of Passo Fundo
17 June 2011	Territory Lost	Archdiocese of Passo Fundo (Uau�)	Diocese of Juazeiro

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Statistics

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Permanent Deacons	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
Diocese of Passo Fundo
1965	650,000	700,000	92.9%	72	91	163	3,987		204	606	60	ap1967
1970	600,000	631,000	95.1%	71	74	145	4,137	1	130	631	66	ap1971
1976	390,000	450,000	86.7%	41	68	109	3,577	2	132	350	43	ap1977
1980	354,000	403,000	87.8%	47	51	98	3,612	2	90	400	43	ap1981
1990	402,000	438,000	91.8%	65	65	130	3,092	2	159	460	49	ap1991
1999	384,000	480,000	80.0%	56	72	128	3,000		186	384	52	ap2000
2000	376,000	470,000	80.0%	62	64	126	2,984		163	386	52	ap2001
2001	374,479	468,099	80.0%	61	65	126	2,972		155	383	52	ap2002
2002	374,479	468,099	80.0%	62	71	133	2,815		189	384	52	ap2003
2003	365,118	468,099	78.0%	61	63	124	2,944		141	364	53	ap2004
2004	366,397	488,530	75.0%	59	60	119	3,078		130	331	53	ap2005
Archdiocese of Passo Fundo
2013	432,000	546,000	79.1%	61	61	122	3,540		117	327	55	ap2014
2016	443,000	510,815	86.7%	66	49	115	3,852		68	327	53	ap2017
2019	453,890	523,950	86.6%	65	51	116	3,912		72	60	53	ap2020
2021	479,260	555,000	86.4%	61	52	113	4,241		73	60	53	ap2022
2023	488,000	565,621	86.3%	60	23	83	5,879	12	46	60	53	ap2024

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.

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Affiliated Bishops, Living

• Ant�nio Carlos Altieri, S.D.B. (Archbishop: 11 Jul 2012 to 15 Jul 2015)
• Osvino Jos� Both (Priest: 22 Apr 1967 to 26 Jun 1990)
• Adilson Pedro Busin, C.S.
• Paulo Ant�nio de Conto (Apostolic Administrator: 15 Jul 2015 to 24 Jan 2016)
• Liro Vendelino Meurer (Auxiliary Bishop: 14 Jan 2009 to 24 Apr 2013)
• Jorge Pierozan
• Rodolfo Lu�s Weber (Archbishop: 2 Dec 2015 - )

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Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

• Urbano Jos� Allgayer † (Bishop: 4 Feb 1982 to 19 May 1999)
• Jo�o Cl�udio Colling † (Bishop: 23 Mar 1951 to 29 Aug 1981)
• Jos� Gomes †
• Pedro Erc�lio Simon † (Priest: 12 Dec 1965 to 24 Oct 1990; Coadjutor Bishop: 16 Sep 1998; Bishop: 19 May 1999; Archbishop: 13 Apr 2011 to 11 Jul 2012)
• Gir�nimo Zanandr�a † (Deacon: Jan 1964; Priest: 3 Jul 1964 to 27 May 1971)

Source(s)

Diocese of Passo Fundo Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 43, Page 541, to Page 544 Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 51, Page 649, and Page 650 Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 58, Page 594, and Page 595 Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 90, Page 297 Archdiocese of Passo Fundo Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 103, Page 442, and Page 443

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