Roman Catholic Diocese of Caxias do Sul

Diocese of Caxias do Sul
Diocese of Caxias do Sul ; Dioecesis Caxiensis Australis
	File:Catedraldecaxias299.jpg Cathedral of St. Teresa
Location
Country	Brazil
Ecclesiastical province	Porto Alegre
Statistics
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Population; - Total; - Catholics	(as of 2004); 742,481; 668,232 (90.0%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Established	8 September 1934 (89 years ago)
Cathedral	Catedral Santa Teresa
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Alessandro Carmelo Ruffinoni, C.S.
Emeritus Bishops	Nei Paulo Moretto
Website
	www.diocesedecaxias.org.br

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Caxias do Sul (Latin: Dioecesis Caxiensis Australis) is a diocese located in the city of Caxias do Sul in the Ecclesiastical province of Porto Alegre in Brazil.

On Wednesday, 16 June 2010, Pope Benedict XVI appointed Auxiliary Bishop Alessandro Carmelo Ruffinoni, C.S., then the auxiliary bishop to the Archbishop of Porto Alegre, as the Coadjutor Bishop of Caxias do Sul, to succeed Bishop Moretto.

History

8 September 1934: Established as Diocese of Caxias from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Porto Alegre
19 October 1966: Renamed as Diocese of Caxias do Sul

Bishops of Caxias do Sul (Roman rite)
- Bishop Alessandro Carmelo Ruffinoni (2011.07.06 – present)
- Bishop Nei Paulo Moretto (1983.05.26 – 2011.07.06)
- Bishop Benedito Zorzi (1966.10.19 – 1983.05.26)

Bishops of Caxias (Roman Rite)
- Bishop Benedito Zorzi (1952.06.24 – 1966.10.19)
- Bishop José Baréa (1935.09.23 – 1951.11.19)

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