Roman Catholic Diocese of Cruz Alta
Encyclopedia
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Cruz Alta is a diocese
located in the city of Cruz Alta
in the Ecclesiastical province
of Santa Maria in Brazil.
Diocese
A diocese is the district or see under the supervision of a bishop. It is divided into parishes.An archdiocese is more significant than a diocese. An archdiocese is presided over by an archbishop whose see may have or had importance due to size or historical significance...
located in the city of Cruz Alta
Cruz Alta, Rio Grande do Sul
Cruz Alta is a municipality in the state Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. The town is the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Cruz Alta.It is the birthplace of the writer Érico Veríssimo and of Júlio Prates de Castilhos, a journalist and politician....
in the Ecclesiastical province
Ecclesiastical Province
An ecclesiastical province is a large jurisdiction of religious government, so named by analogy with a secular province, existing in certain hierarchical Christian churches, especially in the Catholic Church and Orthodox Churches and in the Anglican Communion...
of Santa Maria in Brazil.
Leadership
- BishopBishopA bishop is an ordained or consecrated member of the Christian clergy who is generally entrusted with a position of authority and oversight. Within the Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox Churches, in the Assyrian Church of the East, in the Independent Catholic Churches, and in the...
s of Cruz Alta (Roman rite)- Bishop Frederico Heimler, S.D.B. (2002.05.08 – present)
- Bishop Jacó Roberto Hilgert (1976.07.19 – 2002.05.08)
- Bishop Nei Paulo Moretto (1972.11.16 – 1976.01.21)
- Bishop Walmor Battú Wichrowski (1971.05.27 – 1972.11.16)