Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Passo Fundo

Archdiocese of Passo Fundo

*Archidioecesis Passofundensis*
Archdiocese of Passo Fundo; Archidioecesis Passofundensis
	Cathedral of Our Lady of Aparecida
Location
Country	Brazil
Ecclesiastical province	Passo Fundo
Statistics
Area	12,200 km2 (4,700 sq mi)
Population; - Total; - Catholics	(as of 2004); 488,530; 366,397 (75.0%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Established	10 March 1951 (73 years ago)
Cathedral	Cathedral of Our Lady of Aparecida
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Archbishop	Rodolfo Luís Weber
Bishops emeritus	Antônio Carlos Altieri, S.D.B.
Map
	; Jurisdiction of the archdiocese. Suffragan dioceses in pink.
Website
	www.pastoral.com.br

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Passo Fundo (Template:Lang-la) 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

Archbishops of Passo Fundo (Roman rite), below
- Archbishop Rodolfo Luís Weber (2015.12.2 - Present)
- Archbishop Antonio Carlos Altieri (2012.07.11 - 2015.12.2); formerly, Bishop of Caraguatatuba
- Archbishop Pedro Ercílio Simon (see below 2011.04.13 – 2012.07.11)
Bishops of Passo Fundo (Roman rite), below
- Bishop Pedro Ercílio Simon (1999.05.19 – 2011.04.13 see above)
- Bishop Urbano José Allgayer (1982.02.04 – 1999.05.19)
- Bishop João Cláudio Colling (1951.03.23 – 1981.08.29), appointed Archbishop of Porto Alegre

Liro Vendelino Meurer (2009-2013), appointed Bishop of Santo Ângelo, Rio Grande do Sul

Osvino José Both, appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul in 1990

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