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Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
Erected:27 May 1971
Metropolitan: Archdiocese ofSanta Maria
Depends on: Dicastery forBishops
Rite: Latin (or Roman)
State: Rio Grande do Sul
Country:Brazil
Square Kilometers: 16,790 (6,485 Square Miles)
Conference Region:Sul 3
Official Web Site:https://diocesecruzalta.com.br/
Mailing Address: Curia Diocesana, Rua Duque de Caxias 729, 98005-200 Cruz Alta, RS, Brazil
Telephone: (055)3322-5320
Fax: 3322-5750

Past and Present Ordinaries

WalmorBattú Wichrowski † (27 May1971 Appointed - 16 Nov1972 Resigned)
Nei PauloMoretto † (16 Nov1972 Appointed - 21 Jan1976 Appointed, Coadjutor Bishop ofCaxias do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul)
Jacó (Jacob) RobertoHilgert † (19 Jul1976 Appointed - 8 May2002 Retired)
FredericoHeimler, S.D.B. † (8 May2002 Appointed - 11 Jun2014 Resigned)
AdelarBaruffi (17 Dec 2014 Appointed -22 Sep 2021 Appointed, Archbishop ofCascavel, Parana)
Nélio DomingosZortea (29 Mar 2023 Appointed - )

Date	Event	From	To
27 May 1971	Erected	Diocese ofSanta Maria	Diocese of Cruz Alta (erected) (Crux Alta, Ijuí, Soledade, Espumoso, S. Barbara do Sul, Ibirubá, Chapada, Barros Cassai, Condor, Ajuncaba, Augusto Pestana, Pejuçara, Panambi, Xavier Fontoura and Viia Joia, Itauba, and Mauricio Cardoso to Tupanciretä, Arroio do Tigre and Arvorezinha)
12 December 1997	Territory Lost	Diocese of Cruz Alta (Our Lady of Lourdes (in Nova Alvorada) and Santi Michaelis Arcangeli (in Itapuca))	Diocese ofPasso Fundo
13 April 2011	Metropolitan Changed		Diocese of Cruz Alta (from Porto Alegre)

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Permanent Deacons	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
1975	309,600	387,000	80.0%	13	27	40	7,740		27		26	ap1977
1976	317,600	397,000	80.0%	13	27	40	7,940		28	143	26	ap1981
1990	407,500	456,070	89.4%	14	29	43	9,476	1	33	146	31	ap1991
1999	350,000	389,000	90.0%	22	25	47	7,446	1	28	146	32	ap2000
2000	280,000	350,000	80.0%	24	23	47	5,957	1	26	146	32	ap2001
2001	356,633	396,259	90.0%	26	24	50	7,132	1	27	147	32	ap2002
2002	356,633	396,259	90.0%	25	24	49	7,278	1	27	149	32	ap2003
2003	356,633	396,259	90.0%	25	13	38	9,385	1	17	125	32	ap2004
2004	317,000	396,259	80.0%	26	15	41	7,731	1	18	125	32	ap2005
2006	291,000	399,000	72.9%	32	15	47	6,191		17	120	31	ap2007
2013	321,000	401,000	80.0%	30	2	32	10,031		5	45	33	ap2014
2016	330,000	410,000	80.5%	28	1	29	11,379		17	56	32	ap2017
2019	338,000	419,900	80.5%	27	2	29	11,655		2	50	32	ap2020
2021	254,750	376,000	67.8%	28		28	9,098			50	31	ap2022
2023	263,938	386,000	68.4%	28	12	40	6,598	9	12	41	31	ap2024

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.

WalmorBattú Wichrowski † (Bishop: 27 May1971 to 16 Nov1972)
FredericoHeimler, S.D.B. † (Bishop: 8 May2002 to 11 Jun2014)
Jacó (Jacob) RobertoHilgert † (Bishop: 19 Jul1976 to 8 May2002)
Nei PauloMoretto † (Bishop: 16 Nov1972 to 21 Jan1976)
Pedro ErcílioSimon † (Coadjutor Bishop: 24 Oct1990 to 5 Jul1995)