Jurisdiction: | Diocese |
Chapecó | |
Latin: | Dioecesis Xapecoënsis |
Local: | Diocese de Chapecó |
Country: | Brazil |
Rite: | Latin Rite |
Established: | 14 January 1958 (years ago) |
Cathedral: | Cathedral of St Anthony of Padua in Chapecó |
Area Km2: | 15,663 |
Population: | 715,000 |
Population As Of: | 2006 |
Catholics: | 593,000 |
Catholics Percent: | 82.9 |
Bishop: | Odelir José Magri, MCCI |
Metro Archbishop: | Wilson Tadeu Jönck, SCI |
Map: | File:Diocese de Chapecó.svg |
Website: | www.diocesechapeco.org.br |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Chapecó (Latin: Dioecesis Xapecoënsis) is a diocese located in the city of Chapecó in the ecclesiastical province of Florianópolis in Brazil.