Roman Catholic Diocese of Erexim
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Erexim is a diocese
located in the city of Erexim in the Ecclesiastical province
of Passo Fundo 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 Erexim 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 Passo Fundo 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 Erexim (Roman rite)- Bishop Girônimo Zanandréa (1994.01.26 – present)
- Bishop João Aloysio Hoffmann (1971.05.27 – 1994.01.26)