Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Passo Fundo

Archdiocese of Passo Fundo Archidioecesis Passofundensis
File:Catedral Passo Fundo.JPG Cathedral of Our Lady of Apparition
Location
Country	Brazil
Ecclesiastical province	Passo Fundo
Statistics
Area
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2004) 488,530 366,397 (75.0%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Established	10 March 1951 (73 years ago)
Cathedral	Catedral Nossa Senhora Aparecida
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Archbishop	Rodolfo Luis Weber
Auxiliary Bishops	Liro Vendelino Meurer
Emeritus Bishops	Urbano José Allgayer Pedro Ercílio Simon
Website
www.pastoral.com.br

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Passo Fundo (Latin: Archidioecesis Passofundensis) is an archdiocese located in the city of Passo Fundo. Before being elevated to an archdiocese itself in 2011 it was part of the Ecclesiastical province of Porto Alegre in Brazil.

History

• March 10, 1951: Established as Diocese of Passo Fundo from the Diocese of Santa Maria
• April 13, 2011: Elevated to archdiocese

Leadership

• Archbishops of Passo Fundo (Roman rite)
  • Archbishop Rodolfo Luis Weber (2015.12.2 - Present)
  • Archbishop Antonio Carlos Altieri (2012.07.11 - 2015.12.2); formerly, Bishop of Caraguatatuba
  • Archbishop Pedro Ercílio Simon (2011.04.13 – 2012.07.11)
• Bishops of Passo Fundo (Roman rite)
  • Bishop Pedro Ercílio Simon (1999.05.19 – 2011.04.13)
  • Bishop Urbano José Allgayer (1982.02.04 – 1999.05.19)
  • Bishop João Cláudio Colling (later Archbishop) (1951.03.23 – 1981.08.29)

Suffragan Sees

• Diocese of Erexim
• Diocese of Frederico Westphalen
• Diocese of Vacaria

References

• GCatholic.org
• Catholic Hierarchy
• Diocese website (Portuguese)