Diocese of Caxias do Sul

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Bishop(s) Jos� Gislon, O.F.M. Cap., Bishop Alessandro Carmelo Ruffinoni, C.S., Bishop Emeritus

General Information Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese Name Changed: 19 October 1966 Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Porto Alegre Depends on: Dicastery for Bishops Rite: Latin (or Roman) State: Rio Grande do Sul Country: Brazil Square Kilometers: 11,892 (4,593 Square Miles) Conference Region: Sul 3 Official Web Site: http://www.diocesedecaxias.org.br/ Mailing Address: Curia Diocesana, Rua Os 18 do Forte 1771, 95020-472 Caxias do Sul, RS, Brazil Telephone: (054)3214-5388

Historical Details

• Diocese of Caxias
  • Latin Name: Caxiensis
  • Erected: 8 September 1934
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Porto Alegre
  • Country: Brazil

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Past and Present Ordinaries

• Jos� Bar�a † (23 Sep 1935 Appointed - 19 Nov 1951 Died)
• Benedito Zorzi † (24 Jun 1952 Appointed - 26 May 1983 Retired)
• Nei Paulo Moretto † (26 May 1983 Succeeded - 6 Jul 2011 Retired)
• Alessandro Carmelo Ruffinoni, C.S. (6 Jul 2011 Succeeded - 26 Jun 2019 Retired)
• Jos� Gislon, O.F.M. Cap. (26 Jun 2019 Appointed - )

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Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
Diocese of Caxias
8 September 1934	Erected	Archdiocese of Porto Alegre	Diocese of Caxias (erected) Territorial Prelature of Vacaria (erected)
27 April 1959	Territory Added	Archdiocese of Porto Alegre (Mussum and Santa Lucia do Piai (of Caxias do Sul))	Diocese of Caxias
16 May 1966	Territory Lost	Diocese of Caxias (Nossa Senhora das Gra�as (in Our Lady of the Purification) and S�o Jos� (in Saint John the Baptist))	Diocese of Passo Fundo
16 May 1966	Territory Added	Diocese of Passo Fundo (Santa B�rbara, Santa Teresinha, Nossa Senhora das Gra�as, Sao Jer�nimo, Santa Ana (all in San Valentin) and S�o Paulo (in San Rochi))	Diocese of Caxias
Diocese of Caxias do Sul
19 October 1966	Name Changed	Diocese of Caxias	Diocese of Caxias do Sul
23 November 1970	Territory Added	Archdiocese of Porto Alegre (S. Francis de Paula)	Diocese of Caxias do Sul
12 December 1997	Territory Lost	Diocese of Caxias do Sul (Santa Maria de Purificationa (in Mu�um) and Saint John the Baptist (in Vespasiano Correa))	Diocese of Santa Cruz do Sul
10 November 1999	Territory Lost	Diocese of Caxias do Sul Archdiocese of Porto Alegre	Diocese of Os�rio (erected) (Arroio do Sal, Balneario Pinhal, Cap�o da Canoa, Capivari do Sul, Cara�, Cidreira, Dom Pedro de Alcantara, Imb�, Itati, Mampituba, Maquin�, Morrinhos do Sul, Os�rio, Palmares do Sul, Santo Antonio da Patrulha, Terra de Areia, Torres, Tramandai, Tres ...)

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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 Caxias
1950	220,000	223,000	98.7%	59	60	119	1,848		136	270	43	ap1951
1959	320,000	325,000	98.5%	94	100	194	1,649		238	695	58	ap1960
Diocese of Caxias do Sul
1966	360,000	370,000	97.3%	108	105	213	1,690		298	954	69	ap1967
1970	390,000	400,000	97.5%	92	112	204	1,911	1	226	849	72	ap1971
1976	466,448	485,335	96.1%	92	91	183	2,548	4	216	761	75	ap1977
1980	554,890	590,000	94.0%	95	91	186	2,983	4	284	880	77	ap1981
1990	720,000	800,000	90.0%	97	87	184	3,913	1	210	630	76	ap1991
1999	619,050	659,665	93.8%	90	82	172	3,599	1	173	502	65	ap2000
2000	619,050	659,665	93.8%	90	82	172	3,599	1	147	502	65	ap2001
2001	643,500	715,000	90.0%	110	80	190	3,386	1	156	468	68	ap2002
2002	642,338	713,709	90.0%	110	88	198	3,244		163	460	70	ap2003
2003	661,617	735,130	90.0%	110	82	192	3,445		154	486	70	ap2004
2004	668,232	742,481	90.0%	109	83	192	3,480		150	485	70	ap2005
2006	696,000	773,000	90.0%	104	81	185	3,762		147	471	70	ap2007
2013	763,000	848,000	90.0%	102	80	182	4,192		151	417	74	ap2014
2016	834,500	925,996	90.1%	100	71	171	4,880		124	373	74	ap2017
2019	853,500	947,440	90.1%	103	74	177	4,822		124	342	74	ap2020
2021	892,200	990,672	90.1%	98	64	162	5,507		99	341	74	ap2022
2023	910,000	1,011,000	90.0%	87	54	141	6,453		93	316	73	ap2024

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

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Affiliated Bishops, Living

• Adelar Baruffi (Priest: 12 Jan 1995 to 17 Dec 2014)
• Leomar Ant�nio Brustolin (Priest: 20 Dec 1992 to 7 Jan 2015)
• Vital Corbellini (Priest: 28 Dec 1986 to 10 Oct 2012)
• Orlando Octac�lio Dotti, O.F.M. Cap.
• Jos� Gislon, O.F.M. Cap. (Bishop: 26 Jun 2019 - )
• Celmo Lazzari, C.S.I.
• Irineu Roman, C.S.I.
• Alessandro Carmelo Ruffinoni, C.S. (Coadjutor Bishop: 16 Jun 2010; Bishop: 6 Jul 2011 to 26 Jun 2019)
• Neri Jos� Tondello (Priest: 18 Apr 1993 to 12 Nov 2008)

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Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

• C�ndido Julio Bampi, O.F.M. Cap. † (Auxiliary Bishop: 18 Jan 1957 to 7 Jul 1978)
• Jos� Bar�a † (Bishop: 23 Sep 1935 to 19 Nov 1951)
• L�cio Ign�cio Baumgaertner † (Priest: 1 Dec 1957 to 2 Jul 1983)
• Nei Paulo Moretto † (Priest: 2 Jul 1961 to 16 Nov 1972; Coadjutor Bishop: 21 Jan 1976; Bishop: 26 May 1983 to 6 Jul 2011)
• Benedito Zorzi † (Priest: 30 Nov 1933 to 3 Aug 1946; Bishop: 24 Jun 1952 to 26 May 1983)

Source(s)

Diocese of Caxias Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 51, Page 649, and Page 650 Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 58, Page 594, and Page 595 Diocese of Caxias do Sul Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 58, Page 1,193 Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 63, Page 238, and Page 239

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