Archdiocese of Chapec�

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Bishop(s) Odelir Jos� Magri, M.C.C.I., Archbishop Suffragan Dioceses Ca�ador Joa�aba Lages

General Information Type of Jurisdiction: Archdiocese Elevated: 5 November 2024 Metropolitan See Depends on: Dicastery for Bishops Rite: Latin (or Roman) State: Santa Catarina Country: Brazil Square Kilometers: 15,663 (6,049 Square Miles) Conference Region: Sul 4 Official Web Site: http://www.diocesechapeco.org.br/ Mailing Address: Residencia Episcopal, Av. Getulio Vargas 121-S, 89801-001 Chapeco, SC, Brazil Telephone: (049)3322-3045 Fax: 3322-362

Historical Details

• Diocese of Chapec�
  • Latin Name: Xapeco�nsis
  • Erected: 14 January 1958
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Florian�polis
  • State: Santa Catarina
  • Country: Brazil
  • Square Kilometers: 15,663 (6,049 Square Miles)

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Past and Present Ordinaries

• Jos� Thurler † (12 Feb 1959 Appointed - 22 Mar 1962 Resigned)
• Wilson Laus Schmidt † (18 May 1962 Appointed - 22 Jan 1968 Resigned)
• Jos� Gomes † (16 Jul 1968 Appointed - 28 Oct 1998 Retired)
• Manoel Jo�o Francisco (28 Oct 1998 Appointed - 26 Mar 2014 Appointed, Bishop of Corn�lio Proc�pio, Parana)
• Odelir Jos� Magri, M.C.C.I. (3 Dec 2014 Appointed - )

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Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
Diocese of Chapec�
14 January 1958	Erected	Diocese of Lages (Concordia, Ita, and Se�ra) Territorial Prelature of Palmas (Chapec�, Descanso, Dionisio Cerqueira, Itapiranga, Mondai, Palmitos, S�o Carlos, S�o Miguel d'Oeste, Xanxer�, and Xaxim (all in St. Catherine))	Diocese of Chapec� (erected)
12 June 1975	Territory Lost	Diocese of Chapec� (Agua Doce) Diocese of Ca�ador (Concordia and Ponte Serrada) Diocese of Lages (Campos Novos, Capinzal, Castelo Branco, Catanduvas, Erval Velho, Herval do Oeste, Ibicar�, Ipira, Iran�, Jabor�, Joa�aba, Lacerdopolis, Ouro, Peritiba, Piratuba, and Tangar�)	Diocese of Joa�aba (erected)
Archdiocese of Chapec�
5 November 2024	Elevated	Diocese of Chapec�	Archdiocese of Chapec�

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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 Chapec�
1959	230,000	260,000	88.5%	9	43	52	4,423		43	126	25	ap1960
1966	364,073	402,794	90.4%	21	56	77	4,728		101	321	30	ap1967
1967		430,600	.0%	25	58	83	0		58	329	32	ap1977
1974	534,060	593,430	90.0%	29	51	80	6,675		90	180	37	ap1981
1979	571,561	613,561	93.2%	29	53	82	6,970	2	80	215	41	ap1991
1999	501,609	742,646	67.5%	47	31	78	6,430	1	48	163	40	ap2000
2000	630,000	730,000	86.3%	44	28	72	8,750	1	51	136	40	ap2001
2001	590,000	692,014	85.3%	44	30	74	7,972		63	145	40	ap2002
2002	500,000	700,000	71.4%	39	29	68	7,352		58	117	40	ap2003
2003	500,000	698,423	71.6%	40	33	73	6,849		74	135	40	ap2004
2004	500,000	698,423	71.6%	42	36	78	6,410		98	156	46	ap2005
2006	593,000	715,000	82.9%	48	36	84	7,059		64	161	40	ap2007
2013	635,000	772,000	82.3%	52	33	85	7,470		61	162	40	ap2014
2016	652,000	800,839	81.4%	52	25	77	8,467		46	105	40	ap2017
2019	597,876	755,554	79.1%	54	26	80	7,473		44	90	40	ap2020
2021	601,829	824,320	73.0%	51	26	77	7,815		44	70	46	ap2022
2023	609,600	835,000	73.0%	59	26	85	7,171		44	72	47	ap2024
Archdiocese of Chapec�

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

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Affiliated People, Living

• Manoel Jo�o Francisco (Bishop: 28 Oct 1998 to 26 Mar 2014)
• Jos� Gislon, O.F.M. Cap. (Apostolic Administrator: 1 Jun 2014 to 14 Feb 2015)
• Odelir Jos� Magri, M.C.C.I. (Bishop: 3 Dec 2014; Archbishop: 5 Nov 2024 - )
• Guilherme Ant�nio Werlang, M.S.F.

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Affiliated People, Deceased

• Jos� Gomes † (Bishop: 16 Jul 1968 to 28 Oct 1998)
• Wilson Laus Schmidt † (Bishop: 18 May 1962 to 22 Jan 1968)
• Jos� Thurler † (Bishop: 12 Feb 1959 to 22 Mar 1962)

Source(s)

Diocese of Chapec� Acta Apostolic� Sedis, Volume 50, Page 507, to Page 510 Archdiocese of Chapec� Bollettino, 5 Nov 2024 Acta Apostolic� Sedis, Volume 116, Page 1,569, and Page 1,570

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