Roman Catholic Diocese of Frederico Westphalen

Catholic ecclesiastical territory

Diocese of Frederico Westphalen Dioecesis Vestphaleniana

Cathedral of Saint Anthony, Frederico Westphalen, Brazil
Location
Country	Brazil
Ecclesiastical province	Passo Fundo
Statistics
Area	11,473 km² (4,430 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2004) 389,749 286,494 (73.5%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Established	22 May 1961 (63 years ago)
Cathedral	Cathedral of Saint Anthony
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Antônio Carlos Rossi Keller
Metropolitan Archbishop	Rodolfo Luís Weber
Map
Jurisdiction of the diocese. Metropolitan archdiocese in pink.
Website
www.diocesefw.com.br

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Frederico Westphalen (Latin: Dioecesis Vestphaleniana) is a diocese located in the city of Frederico Westphalen in the ecclesiastical province of Passo Fundo in Brazil.

History

22 May 1961: Established as Diocese of Frederico Westphalen from the Diocese of Passo Fundo and Diocese of Santa Maria

Leadership

Bishops of Frederico Westphalen (Roman rite)
- João Aloysio Hoffmann † (26 March 1962 - 27 May 1971) Appointed, Bishop of Erexim
- Bruno Maldaner † (27 May 1971 - 12 December 2001) Retired
- Zeno Hastenteufel (12 December 2001 - 28 March 2007) Appointed, Bishop of Novo Hamburgo
- Antônio Carlos Rossi Keller (11 June 2008 – present)