Jurisdiction: | Diocese |
Rio do Sul | |
Latin: | Dioecesis Rivi Australis |
Local: | Diocese de Rio do Sul |
Country: | Brazil |
Metropolitan: | Florianópolis |
Rite: | Latin Rite |
Established: | 23 November 1968 (years ago) |
Cathedral: | Cathedral St John the Baptist in Rio do Sul |
Area Km2: | 9,659 |
Population: | 308,000 |
Population As Of: | 2010 |
Catholics: | 253,000 |
Catholics Percent: | 82.1 |
Metro Archbishop: | Wilson Tadeu Jönck, SCI |
Emeritus Bishops: | Augustinho Petry |
Map: | File:Diocese de Rio do Sul.svg |
Website: | Website of the Diocese |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Rio do Sul (Latin: Dioecesis Rivi Australis) is a diocese located in the city of Rio do Sul in the ecclesiastical province of Florianópolis in Brazil.