Continent: South America
Rite: Roman (Latin)
Type: Diocese ![]()
Name: Frederico Westphalen / Vestphalenian(us) (Latin)
Ecclesiastical Province: Passo Fundo
Neighbouring Dioceses: Santo Ângelo (↙), Oberá (←), Puerto Iguazú (↖), Chapecó (↗), Erexim (→), Passo Fundo (↘), Cruz Alta (↓)
Depends on: Dicastery for Bishops
Patron Saint: Blessed Emmanuel Gómez González, Blessed Adilio Daronch
Cathedral Dedication Anniversary: January 31 (1960)
Liturgical Calendar (National) 📅
| Bishop (2008.06.11 – ...): |
| Bishops of Frederico Westphalen (Roman Rite) | ||||||||||
Bishop of Frederico Westphalen (Brazil)
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Bishop Zeno Hastenteufel
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Bishop Bruno Maldaner
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Bishop João Aloysio Hoffmann
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Area: 11,473 km²
Population: 277,692 Catholics (75.0% of 370,143 total)
Pastoral Centres: 40 parishes, 3 missions
Personnel: 77 priests (62 diocesan, 15 religious), 4 deacons, 127 religious (48 brothers, 79 sisters), 35 seminarians
Last updated on 2026.03.30
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