Continent: South America
Rite: Roman (Latin)
Type: Diocese
Name: Novo Hamburgo / Novohamburgen(sis) (Latin)
Ecclesiastical Province: Porto Alegre
Depends on: Dicastery for Bishops
Patron Saint: Saint Aloysius Gonzaga (June 21)
Cathedral Dedication Anniversary: October 12 (1991)
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Bishop (2022.01.19 – ...): | Bishop João Francisco Salm (72) |
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Bishop João Francisco Salm (72) Bishop of Novo Hamburgo (Brazil)
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Bishop Zeno Hastenteufel (78) Bishop emeritus of Novo Hamburgo (Brazil)
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Bishop Osvino José Both (86) (later Archbishop) Archbishop Military Ordinary emeritus of Brazil (Brazil)
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Bishop Carlos José Boaventura Kloppenburg, O.F.M.
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Bishop Aloísio Sinésio Bohn
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Area: 3,598 km²
Population: 753,000 Catholics (67.9% of 1,109,000 total)
Pastoral Centres: 49 parishes, 1 mission
Personnel: 120 priests (88 diocesan, 32 religious), 49 deacons, 296 religious (64 brothers, 232 sisters), 30 seminarians
Last updated on 2025.01.03
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