Roman Catholic Diocese of Erexim

Diocese of Erechim

Dioecesis Ereximensis
Catedral São José in 2009
Location
CountryBrazil
Ecclesiastical provincePasso Fundo
Statistics
Area5,586 km2 (2,157 sq mi)
Population
  • Total
  • Catholics
  • (as of 2004)
  • 213,005
  • 168,381 (79.1%)
Information
DenominationCatholic Church
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
RiteRoman Rite
Established27 May 1971 (54 years ago)
CathedralCatedral São José
Current leadership
PopeLeo XIV
BishopAdimir Antônio Mazali
Metropolitan ArchbishopRodolfo Luís Weber
Map

Jurisdiction of the diocese. Metropolitan archdiocese in pink.
Website
www.diocesedeerexim.org.br

The Diocese of Erechim (Latin: Dioecesis Ereximensis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in Brazil. Its episcopal see is Erechim. The Diocese of Erexim is a suffragan diocese in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Passo Fundo.