Lages (Diocese) [Catholic-Hierarchy]

DateEventFromTo 17 January 1927ErectedDiocese of Florianópolis (Santa Caterina) (Lages, São Joaquim, Curitibanos, Campos Novos, Canoínhas, Porto Uniäo, Cruzeiro, and Chapecó) Diocese of Lages (erected) 9 December 1933Territory LostDiocese of Lages (Chapecó)
Diocese of Ponta Grossa (Palmas) Territorial Prelature of Palmas (erected) (Cleveland) 14 January 1958Territory LostDiocese of Lages (Concordia, Ita, and Seára)
Territorial Prelature of Palmas (Chapecó, Descanso, Dionisio Cerqueira, Itapiranga, Mondai, Palmitos, São Carlos, São Miguel d'Oeste, Xanxerê, and Xaxim (all in St. Catherine)) Diocese of Chapecó (erected) 23 November 1968Territory LostDiocese of Lages (Caçador, Agua Doce, Arroio Trinta, Canoínhas, Fraiburgo, Irineópolis, Lebon Régis, Monte Castelo, Papanduva, Pinheiro Prêto, Porto Uniäo, Rio das Antas, Salto Veloso, Santa Cecilia, Tres Barras, Treze Tilias , Videira, Major Vieira, and Matos Costa) Diocese of Caçador (erected) 12 June 1975Territory LostDiocese of Chapecó (Agua Doce)
Diocese of Caçador (Concordia and Ponte Serrada)
Diocese of Lages (Campos Novos, Capinzal, Castelo Branco, Catanduvas, Erval Velho, Herval do Oeste, Ibicaré, Ipira, Iraní, Jaborá, Joaçaba, Lacerdopolis, Ouro, Peritiba, Piratuba, and Tangará) Diocese of Joaçaba (erected) 5 November 2024Metropolitan ChangedDiocese of Lages (from Florianópolis)