Diocese of Rio Grande, Brazil 🇧🇷

Continent: South America

Rite: Roman (Latin)

Type: Diocese Diocese

Name: Rio Grande / Rivogranden(sis) (Latin)

Ecclesiastical Province: Pelotas

Neighbouring Dioceses: Maldonado–Punta del Este–Minas (↙), Melo (↙), Pelotas (↖), Porto Alegre (↑), Osório (↗)

Depends on: Dicastery for Bishops

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Celebrations

Patron Saint: Saint Peter (Sunday nearest 06.29)

Liturgical Calendar (National) 📅

History

1971.05.27: Established as Diocese of Rio Grande / Rivogranden(sis) (Latin) (from Diocese of Pelotas and became suffragan of Porto Alegre)
2011.04.13: Became suffragan of Pelotas

Present Prelates

Bishop (2024.06.22 – ...):

Bishop Jorge Pierozan (61)

Ordinaries

Bishops of Rio Grande (Roman Rite)

Bishop Jorge Pierozan (61)
(2024.06.22 – ...)

Bishop of Rio Grande (Brazil)

In obedientia veritati

Born:	1964.08.10 (Vanini, RS, Brazil)
Ordained Priest:	1997.05.24
Consecrated Bishop:	2019.09.28

Priest of São Paulo (Brazil) (1997.05.24 – 2019.07.24)

Titular Bishop of Arena (2019.07.24 – 2024.06.22)

Auxiliary Bishop of São Paulo (Brazil) (2019.07.24 – 2024.06.22)

Bishop of Rio Grande (Brazil) (2024.06.22 – ...)

Bishop Ricardo Hoepers (55)
(2016.02.17 – 2023.05.24)

Titular Bishop of Thysdrus
Auxiliary Bishop of Brasília (Brazil)
General Secretary of National Conference of Bishops of Brazil

Elige ergo vitam

Born:	1970.12.16 (Curitiba, PR, Brazil)
Ordained Priest:	1999.01.31
Consecrated Bishop:	2016.05.14

Priest of Curitiba (Brazil) (1999.01.31 – 2016.02.17)

Bishop of Rio Grande (Brazil) (2016.02.17 – 2023.05.24)

General Secretary of National Conference of Bishops of Brazil (2023.04.24 – ...)

Titular Bishop of Thysdrus (2023.05.24 – ...)

Auxiliary Bishop of Brasília (Brazil) (2023.05.24 – ...)

Bishop José Mário Stroeher (87)
(1986.08.08 – 2016.02.17)

Bishop emeritus of Rio Grande (Brazil)

Vosso é o Reino de Deus

Born:	1939.03.19 (Feliz, RS, Brazil)
Ordained Priest:	1963.12.21
Consecrated Bishop:	1983.06.24

Priest of Porto Alegre (Brazil) (1963.12.21 – 1983.03.25)

Titular Bishop of Nicives (1983.03.25 – 1986.08.08)

Auxiliary Bishop of Porto Alegre (Brazil) (1983.03.25 – 1986.08.08)

Bishop of Rio Grande (Brazil) (1986.08.08 – 2016.02.17)

Bishop Frederico Didonet
(1971.07.14 – 1986.08.08)

Vim para servir

Born:	1910.12.27 (Ivora, RS, Brazil)
Ordained Priest:	1935.12.15
Consecrated Bishop:	1971.09.12
Died:	1988.10.04 († 77)

Bishop of Rio Grande (Brazil) (1971.07.14 – 1986.08.08)

Special Churches

Cathedral: Catedral São Pedro, Rio Grande, Rio Grande do Sul

Churches by City (19)

Maldonado–Punta del Este–Minas (↙), Melo (↙), Pelotas (↖), Porto Alegre (↑), Osório (↗)

Statistics (2022.12.31)

Area: 12,270 km²

Population: 226,000 Catholics (70.2% of 321,900 total)

Pastoral Centres: 16 parishes, 3 missions

Personnel: 24 priests (15 diocesan, 9 religious), 10 deacons, 41 religious (18 brothers, 23 sisters), 1 seminarian