Continent: South America
Rite: Roman (Latin)
Type: Diocese
Name: Vacaria / Vaccarien(sis) (Latin)
Ecclesiastical Province: Passo Fundo
Depends on: Dicastery for Bishops
Bishop (2018.05.09 – ...): | ![]() |
Bishops of Vacaria (Roman Rite) | ||||||||||
Bishop of Vacaria (Brazil) Por causa do Evangelho de Jesus Cristo
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Bishop emeritus of Vacaria (Brazil) Preparar para o Senhor um povo perfeito
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Bishop Pedro Sbalchiero Neto, M.S.
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Bishop emeritus of Vacaria (Brazil)
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Bishop Henrique Gelain
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Bishop Augusto Petró
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Prelates of Vacaria (Roman Rite) | ||||||||||
Bishop Cândido Julio Bampi, O.F.M. Cap.
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Archbishop João Batista Becker |
Area: 15,469 km²
Population: 184,650 Catholics (90.2% of 204,800 total) (2020)
Statistics: 28 parishes, 56 priests (38 diocesan, 18 religious), 1 deacon, 97 lay religious (22 brothers, 75 sisters), 7 seminarians (2020)
Patron Saint: Nossa Senhora da Oliveira (December 8)
Cathedral Dedication Anniversary: December 20 (1954)
Last updated on 2023.06.05
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