Diocese of Caxias do Sul
Diocese of Caxias do Sul Dioecesis Caxiensis Australis | |
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Cathedral of St. Teresa of Ávila | |
| Location | |
| Country | Brazil |
| Ecclesiastical province | Porto Alegre |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 11,034 km2 (4,260 sq mi) |
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| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic Church |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 8 September 1934 (91 years ago) |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of St. Teresa of Ávila |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Leo XIV |
| Bishop | José Gislon, OFMCap |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Jaime Spengler |
| Bishops emeritus | Alessandro Carmelo Ruffinoni, CS |
| Website | |
| www.diocesedecaxias.org.br | |
The Diocese of Caxias do Sul (Latin: Dioecesis Caxiensis Australis) is a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church located in the city of Caxias do Sul in the ecclesiastical province of Archdiocese of Porto Alegre in Brazil.
On Wednesday, 16 June 2010, Pope Benedict XVI appointed Auxiliary Bishop Alessandro Carmelo Ruffinoni, CS, then the auxiliary bishop to the Archbishop of Porto Alegre, as the Coadjutor Bishop of Caxias do Sul, to succeed Bishop Moretto.