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Diocese of Caçador, Brazil 🇧🇷

Celebrations

History

  • 1968.11.23: Established as Diocese of Caçador / Captatoropolitan(us) (Latin) (from Diocese of Lages and became suffragan of Florianópolis)
  • 1975.06.12: Lost territory to establish Diocese of Joaçaba
  • 2024.11.05: Became suffragan of Chapecó

Present Prelates

Ordinaries

Bishops of Caçador (Roman Rite)

Bishop Cleocir Bonetti (52)Bishop Cleocir Bonetti (52)
(2021.06.30 – ...)

Bishop of Caçador (Brazil)

Patris corde

Born:1972.08.06 (São Valentim, RS, Brazil)
Ordained Priest:1999.02.06
Consecrated Bishop:2021.09.12

Priest of Caçador (Brazil) (1999.02.06 – 2021.06.30)

Bishop of Caçador (Brazil) (2021.06.30 – ...)

Archbishop Severino Clasen, O.F.M. (70)Bishop Severino Clasen, O.F.M. (70) (later Archbishop)
(2011.07.06 – 2020.07.01)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Maringá (Brazil)

Acolher e cuidar

Born:1954.06.10 (Petrolândia, PE, Brazil)
Ordained Priest:1982.07.10
Consecrated Bishop:2005.06.25

Bishop of Araçuaí (Brazil) (2005.05.11 – 2011.07.06)

Bishop of Caçador (Brazil) (2011.07.06 – 2020.07.01)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Maringá (Brazil) (2020.07.01 – ...)

Bishop Luíz Carlos Eccel (72)Bishop Luíz Carlos Eccel (72)
(1998.11.18 – 2010.11.24)

Bishop emeritus of Caçador (Brazil)

Amar e Servir

Born:1952.12.24 (Brusque, SC, Brazil)
Ordained Priest:1979.06.30
Consecrated Bishop:1999.02.07

Bishop of Caçador (Brazil) (1998.11.18 – 2010.11.24)

Bishop Luiz Colussi
(1983.12.05 – 1996.12.04)

Grandis restat via

Born:1931.07.25 (Brazil)
Ordained Priest:1957.12.01
Consecrated Bishop:1978.03.07
Died:1996.12.04 († 65)

Titular Bishop of Gor (1978.01.03 – 1980.03.28)

Auxiliary Bishop of Londrina (Brazil) (1978.01.03 – 1980.03.28)

Coadjutor Bishop of Lins (Brazil) (1980.03.28 – 1980.10.11)

Bishop of Lins (Brazil) (1980.10.11 – 1983.12.05)

Bishop of Caçador (Brazil) (1983.12.05 – 1996.12.04)

Bishop João Oneres Marchiori
(1977.01.25 – 1983.04.18)

Prepara Caminho Seguro

Born:1933.05.02 (Brazil)
Ordained Priest:1960.02.21
Consecrated Bishop:1977.04.17
Died:2017.06.27 († 84)

Bishop of Caçador (Brazil) (1977.01.25 – 1983.04.18)

Coadjutor Bishop of Lages (Brazil) (1983.04.18 – 1987.02.18)

Bishop of Lages (Brazil) (1987.02.18 – 2009.11.11)

Bishop Orlando Octacílio Dotti, O.F.M. Cap. (94)Bishop Orlando Octacílio Dotti, O.F.M. Cap. (94)
(1969.03.12 – 1976.04.01)

Bishop emeritus of Vacaria (Brazil)

Cor ad cor loquitur

Born:1930.06.22 (Antonio Prado, RS, Brazil)
Ordained Priest:1956.04.08
Consecrated Bishop:1969.05.25

Bishop of Caçador (Brazil) (1969.03.12 – 1976.04.01)

Bishop of Barra (Brazil) (1976.04.01 – 1983.05.30)

Coadjutor Bishop of Vacaria (Brazil) (1983.05.30 – 1986.02.05)

Bishop of Vacaria (Brazil) (1986.02.05 – 2003.11.12)

Statistics (2022.12.31)

Area: 12,398 km²

Population: 300,843 Catholics (73.7% of 408,324 total)

Pastoral Centres: 25 parishes

Personnel: 60 priests (51 diocesan, 9 religious), 1 deacon, 64 religious (11 brothers, 53 sisters), 6 seminarians