Archdiocese of Pelotas Archidioecesis Pelotensis | |
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Location | |
Country | Brazil |
Ecclesiastical province | Pelotas |
Statistics | |
Area | 20,737 km2 (8,007 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2004) 543,732 315,000 (57.9%) |
Information | |
Rite | Latin Rite |
Established | 15 August 1910 (113 years ago) |
Cathedral | Cathedral of Saint Francis of Paola |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Archbishop | Jacinto Bergmann |
Bishops emeritus | Jayme Henrique Chemello |
Map | |
Jurisdiction of the archdiocese. Suffragan dioceses in pink. | |
Website | |
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The Archdiocese of Pelotas ( Latin: Archidioecesis Pelotensis) is a Roman Catholic archdiocese located in the city of Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul. Before being elevated to an archdiocese in its own right on April 13, 2011, it was part of the ecclesiastical province of Porto Alegre in Brazil.
≠ Carlos Rômulo Gonçalves e Silva, appointed Coadjutor Bishop of Montenegro in 2017
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