Roman Catholic Diocese of Lages

Diocese of Lages

Dioecesis Lagensis

Diocese de Lages
Cathedral of Our Lady of Joy
Location
Country Brazil
Ecclesiastical provinceChapecó
MetropolitanChapecó
Statistics
Area18,417 km2 (7,111 sq mi)
Population
  • Total
  • Catholics
  • (as of 2004)
  • 338,301
  • 290,000 (85.72%)
Information
RiteLatin Rite
Established17 January 1927 (98 years ago)
CathedralCathedral of Our Lady of Joy in Lages
Current leadership
PopeLeo XIV
BishopGuilherme Antônio Werlang, M.S.F.
Metropolitan ArchbishopOdelir José Magri, MCCI
Map

Location of the diocese. Metropolitan archdiocese in pink.

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Lages (Latin: Dioecesis Lagensis) is a Latin Rite suffragan diocese in the ecclesiastical province of Chapecó in Santa Catarina state, Brazil.

Its cathedral episcopal see is Catedral Nossa Senhora dos Prazeres, dedicated to Our Lady of Joy, in the city of Lages.