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Diocese of Lages, Brazil 🇧🇷

1927.01.17: Established as Diocese of Lages / Lagen(sis) (Latin) (from Diocese of Santa Catarina and became suffragan of Florianópolis)
1933.12.09: Lost territory to establish Territorial Prelature of Palmas
1958.01.14: Lost territory to establish Diocese of Chapecó
1968.11.23: Lost territory to establish Diocese of Caçador
1975.06.12: Lost territory to establish Diocese of Joaçaba
2024.11.05: Became suffragan of Chapecó

Bishops of Lages (Roman Rite)

Bishop Guilherme Antônio Werlang, M.S.F. (74)
(2018.02.07 – ...)

Bishop of Lages (Brazil)

Bishop of Ipameri (Brazil) (1999.05.19 – 2018.02.07)

Bishop of Lages (Brazil) (2018.02.07 – ...)

Bishop Irineu Andreassa, O.F.M. (75)
(2009.11.11 – 2016.11.30)

Bishop of Lages (Brazil) (2009.11.11 – 2016.11.30)

Bishop of Ituiutaba (Brazil) (2016.11.30 – ...)

Bishop João Oneres Marchiori
(1987.02.18 – 2009.11.11)

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 Honorato Piazera, S.C.I.
(1973.11.17 – 1987.02.18)

Bishop Daniel Henrique Hostin, O.F.M.
(1929.08.02 – 1973.11.17)

Bishop of Lages (Brazil) (1929.08.02 – 1973.11.17)

Coadjutor Bishop: Bishop João Oneres Marchiori (1983.04.18 – 1987.02.18)
Coadjutor Bishop: Bishop Honorato Piazera, S.C.I. (1966.02.12 – 1973.11.17)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Carlos Schmitt, O.F.M. (1970.02.14 – 1974)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Alfonso Niehues (later Archbishop) (1959.01.08 – 1965.08.03)

Area: 18,207 km²

Population: 351,000 Catholics (85.6% of 410,000 total)

Pastoral Centres: 26 parishes, 1 mission

Personnel: 35 priests (diocesan), 10 deacons, 8 religious (8 sisters), 6 seminarians