Archdiocese of Pelotas
| Archdiocese of Pelotas Archidioecesis Pelotensis | |
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Cathedral of St. Francis of Paola
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| Location | |
| Country | Brazil |
| Ecclesiastical province | Pelotas |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 20,737 km2 (8,007 sq mi) |
| Population Total Catholics |
(as of 2004) 543,732 315,000 (57.9%) |
| Information | |
| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Established | 15 August 1910 (116 years ago) |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of Saint Francis of Paola |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Leo XIV |
| Archbishop | Jacinto Bergmann |
| Website | |
| arquidiocesedepelotas.org | |
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)
- Franciscus de Campos Barreto † (12 May 1911 – 30 July 1920) Appointed, Bishop of Campinas
- Ioachimus Ferreira de Melo † (15 March 1921 – 22 September 1940) Died
- Antonio Zattera † (31 January 1942 – 1 September 1977) Resigned
- Jayme 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)
Another 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
Canonical status and jurisdiction
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Pelotas is a metropolitan archdiocese of the Catholic Church.[1]