Roman Catholic Diocese of Lages explained

Jurisdiction:Diocese
Lages
Latin:Dioecesis Lagensis
Local:Diocese de Lages
Country: Brazil
Metropolitan:Florianópolis
Rite:Latin Rite
Established:17 January 1927 (years ago)
Cathedral:Cathedral of Our Lady of Joy in Lages
Area Km2:18,417
Population:338,301
Population As Of:2004
Catholics:290,000
Catholics Percent:85.72
Bishop:Guilherme Antônio Werlang, M.S.F.
Metro Archbishop:Wilson Tadeu Jönck, SCI
Map:File:Diocese de Lages.svg

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Lages (Latin: Dioecesis Lagensis) is a Latin Rite suffragan diocese in the ecclesiastical province of Florianópolis in Santa Catarina state, Brazil.

Its cathedral episcopal see is Catedral Nossa Senhora dos Prazeres, dedicated to Our Lady of Joy, in the city of Lages.

Statistics

As per 2015, it pastorally served 332,700 Catholics (85.5% of 389,000 total population) in the area of 18,152 km², in 25 parishes with 57 priests (41 diocesan, 16 religious), 12 deacons, 163 lay religious (16 brothers, 147 sisters) and 10 seminarians.

History

Bishops

(all Roman rite)

Episcopal Ordinaries

Suffragan Bishops of Lages

Coadjutor bishops

Auxiliary bishop

Other priest of this diocese who became bishop

See also

Sources and external links

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