Continent: South America
Rite: Roman (Latin)
Type: Diocese
Name: Rio do Sul / Rivi Australis (Latin)
Ecclesiastical Province: Florianópolis
Depends on: Dicastery for Bishops
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Bishop of Rio do Sul (Brazil) Estou no meio de vós como aquele que serve
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Bishop emeritus of Rio do Sul (Brazil)
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Bishop José Jovêncio Balestieri, S.D.B.
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Bishop Tito Buss
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Area: 8,909 km²
Population: 267,700 Catholics (78.8% of 339,760 total) (2020)
Statistics: 31 parishes, 63 priests (26 diocesan, 37 religious), 5 deacons, 151 lay religious (65 brothers, 86 sisters), 5 seminarians (2020)
Patron Saint: Saint John the Baptist (June 24)
Cathedral Dedication Anniversary: December 28 (1957)
Last updated on 2023.06.05
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