Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Pelotas explained

Jurisdiction:	Archdiocese
Pelotas
Latin:	Archidioecesis Pelotensis
Country:	Brazil
Province:	Pelotas
Rite:	Latin Rite
Established:	15 August 1910 (years ago)
Cathedral:	Cathedral of Saint Francis of Paola
Area Km2:	20,737
Population:	543,732
Population As Of:	2004
Catholics:	315,000
Catholics Percent:	57.9
Bishop:	Jacinto Bergmann
Bishop Title:	Archbishop
Emeritus Bishops:	Jayme Henrique Chemello
Map:	File:Arquidiocese de Pelotas.svg

The Archdiocese of Pelotas (Latin: Archidioecesis Pelotensis) is a Roman Catholic archdiocese located in the city of Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul. Before being elevated to an archdiocese in its own right on April 13, 2011, it was part of the ecclesiastical province of Porto Alegre in Brazil.

History

• 15 August 1910: Established as Diocese of Pelotas from the Diocese of São Pedro do Rio Grande
• 13 April 2011: Elevated to archdiocese

Bishops

• Bishops of Pelotas (Roman rite)
  • Francisco de Campos Barreto † (12 May 1911 - 30 July 1920) Appointed, Bishop of Campinas
  • Joaquim Ferreira de Mello † (15 March 1921 - 22 September 1940) Died
  • Antônio Zattera † (31 January 1942 - 1 September 1977) Resigned
  • Jayme Henrique Chemello (1 September 1977 - 1 July 2009) Resigned
  • Jacinto Bergmann (1 July 2009 - 13 April 2011) Appointed archbishop
• Archbishops of Pelotas (Roman rite)
  • Jacinto Bergmann (13 April 2011 – present)

Auxiliary bishops

• Angelo Félix Mugnol (1966-1969), appointed Bishop of Bagé, Rio Grande do Sul
• Jayme Henrique Chemello (1969-1977), appointed Bishop here
• Jacinto Bergmann (2002-2004), appointed Bishop of Tubarão, Santa Catarina (later returned here as Bishop)

Other priest of this diocese who became bishop

≠Carlos Rômulo Gonçalves e Silva, appointed Coadjutor Bishop of Montenegro in 2017

Suffragan Sees

• Diocese of Bagé
• Diocese of Rio Grande

References

• GCatholic.org
• Catholic Hierarchy
• Diocese website (Portuguese)

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