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Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Passo Fundo

Catholic ecclesiastical territory

Archdiocese of Passo Fundo Archidioecesis Passofundensis

Cathedral of Our Lady of Aparecida
Location
Country	Brazil
Ecclesiastical province	Passo Fundo
Statistics
Area	12,200 km² (4,700 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2004) 488,530 366,397 (75.0%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Established	10 March 1951 (73 years ago)
Cathedral	Cathedral of Our Lady of Aparecida
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Archbishop	Rodolfo Luís Weber
Bishops emeritus	Antônio Carlos Altieri, S.D.B.
Map
Jurisdiction of the archdiocese. Suffragan dioceses in pink.
Website
www.pastoral.com.br

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Passo Fundo (Latin: Archidioecesis Passofundensis) is an archdiocese located in the city of Passo Fundo. Before being elevated to an archdiocese itself in 2011 it was part of the ecclesiastical province of Porto Alegre in Brazil.

History

March 10, 1951: Established as Diocese of Passo Fundo from the Diocese of Santa Maria
April 13, 2011: Elevated to archdiocese

Bishops

Ordinaries, in reverse chronological order

Archbishops of Passo Fundo (Roman rite), below
- Archbishop Rodolfo Luís Weber (2015.12.2 - Present)
- Archbishop Antonio Carlos Altieri (2012.07.11 - 2015.12.2); formerly, Bishop of Caraguatatuba
- Archbishop Pedro Ercílio Simon (see below 2011.04.13 – 2012.07.11)
Bishops of Passo Fundo (Roman rite), below
- Bishop Pedro Ercílio Simon (1999.05.19 – 2011.04.13 see above)
- Bishop Urbano José Allgayer (1982.02.04 – 1999.05.19)
- Bishop João Cláudio Colling (1951.03.23 – 1981.08.29), appointed Archbishop of Porto Alegre