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Bishop(s)

JaimeSpengler, O.F.M., Cardinal, Archbishop
Juarez AlbinoDestro, R.C.J., Auxiliary Bishop
Odair MiguelGonsalves dos Santos, C.M., Auxiliary Bishop
Darley JoséKummer, Auxiliary Bishop
Bertilo JoãoMorsch, Auxiliary Bishop
DadeusGrings, Archbishop Emeritus

Suffragan Dioceses

General Information

Type of Jurisdiction: Archdiocese
Elevated:15 August 1910
Metropolitan See
Depends on: Dicastery forBishops
Rite: Latin (or Roman)
State: Rio Grande do Sul
Country:Brazil
Square Kilometers: 13,751 (5,311 Square Miles)
Conference Region:Sul 3
Official Web Site:https://www.arquipoa.com
Mailing Address: Curia Metropolitana, Rua Espirito Santo 95, 90010-370 Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil
Telephone: (051)3228-6199
Fax: (same)

Past and Present Ordinaries

Feliciano JoséRodrigues de Araujo Prates (de Castilhos) † (27 Sep1852 Confirmed - 27 May1858 Died)
SebastiãoDias Laranjeira † (28 Sep1860 Confirmed - 13 Aug1888 Died)
Cláudio JoséGonçalves Ponce de Leão, C.M. † (26 Jun1890 Appointed - 9 Jan1912 Resigned)
João BatistaBecker † (1 Aug1912 Appointed - 15 Jun1946 Died)
Alfredo VicenteScherer † (30 Dec1946 Appointed - 29 Aug1981 Retired)
João CláudioColling † (29 Aug1981 Appointed - 17 Jul1991 Retired)
AltamiroRossato, C.Ss.R. † (17 Jul1991 Succeeded - 7 Feb2001 Retired)
DadeusGrings (7 Feb 2001 Succeeded -18 Sep 2013 Retired)
JaimeSpengler, O.F.M. (18 Sep 2013 Appointed - )

Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
Diocese of São Pedro do Rio Grande do Sul
7 May 1848	Erected	Diocese ofSão Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro	Diocese of São Pedro do Rio Grande do Sul (erected)
15 August 1910	Territory Lost	Diocese of São Pedro do Rio Grande do Sul (Pelotas, Povo Novo, Pio Grande, S. José do Norte, S. Izabel, Tahim, Arroto Grande, Jaguar do, Santa Victoria, Serrito, Cangussú, Piratiny, Cacimbinhas, Boquete, Santo Antonio da Bòa Vista, S. Lourenço, S. Joâo Baptista da Reserva, Conceição do Boqueirdo..)	Diocese ofPelotas (erected)
15 August 1910	Territory Lost	Diocese of São Pedro do Rio Grande do Sul (S. Maria, S. Francisco de Paola, Vaccaria, the colony of Sananduva, Soledade, Passo Fundo, Nonohay, S. Antonio da Palmeira, S. Miguel, S. Angelo, S. Pedro do Ninçao, Cruz Alta, Silveira Martins, Valle Veneto, S. Martinho, Julio de Castilhos (Villa Rica)..)	Diocese ofSanta Maria (erected)
15 August 1910	Territory Lost	Diocese of São Pedro do Rio Grande do Sul (Uruguaiana, S. Joâo Baptista do Quarahy, Itaqy, S. Borgia, Alegrete, Povinho (S. Thiago do Boqueirâo), S. Francisco de Assis, S. Anna do Livramento, S. Gabriel, S. Luiz de Gonzaga, Passo do Rosario, Dom Pedrito, and the colonies of Ijuhy, Guarany, and ...)	Diocese ofUruguaiana (erected)
Archdiocese of Porto Alegre
15 August 1910	Elevated	Diocese of São Pedro do Rio Grande do Sul	Archdiocese of Porto Alegre
8 September 1934	Territory Lost	Archdiocese of Porto Alegre	Diocese ofCaxias (erected) Territorial Prelature ofVacaria (erected)
13 February 1937	Territory Added	Diocese ofSanta Maria (Rio Pardo and Candelaria)	Archdiocese of Porto Alegre
27 April 1959	Territory Lost	Archdiocese of Porto Alegre (Mussum and Santa Lucia do Piai (of Caxias do Sul))	Diocese ofCaxias
27 April 1959	Territory Lost	Archdiocese of Porto Alegre (Guaporé and Casca along with Maria (of Marau))	Diocese ofPasso Fundo
20 June 1959	Territory Lost	Archdiocese of Porto Alegre (Santa Cruz do Sul, Arroio do Meio, Candelaria, Encantado, Encruzilhada do Sul, Lajeado, Rio Pardo, Venancio Aires, Vera Cruz, and Arvorezinha)	Diocese ofSanta Cruz do Sul (erected)
23 November 1970	Territory Lost	Archdiocese of Porto Alegre (S. Francis de Paula)	Diocese ofCaxias do Sul
2 February 1980	Territory Lost	Archdiocese of Porto Alegre (Canela, Campo Bom, Dois Irmâos, Estancia Velha, Gramado, Igrejinha, Ivoti, Nova Petrópolis, Nova Hamburg, Rolante, São Leopoldo, Sapiranga, Taquara, and Tres Coroas, along with Santo Antonio)	Diocese ofNovo Hamburgo (erected)
10 November 1999	Territory Lost	Diocese ofCaxias do Sul Archdiocese of Porto Alegre	Diocese ofOsório (erected) (Arroio do Sal, Balneario Pinhal, Capão da Canoa, Capivari do Sul, Caraá, Cidreira, Dom Pedro de Alcantara, Imbé, Itati, Mampituba, Maquiné, Morrinhos do Sul, Osório, Palmares do Sul, Santo Antonio da Patrulha, Terra de Areia, Torres, Tramandai, Tres ...)
2 July 2008	Territory Lost	Archdiocese of Porto Alegre (Montenegro, Alto Feliz, Barão, Bom Princípio, Bom Retiro do Sul, Brochier, Capela de Santana, Colinas, Estrela, Fazenda Vila Nova, Feliz, Harmonia, Linha Nova, Maratá, Pareci Novo, Paverama, Poço das Antas, Portão, Roca Sales, Salvador do Sul, São José...)	Diocese ofMontenegro (erected)

Statistics

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Permanent Deacons	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
Archdiocese of Porto Alegre
1950	950,000	1,210,000	78.5%	179	232	411	2,311		869	1,499	137	ap1951
1965	1,260,000	1,562,490	80.6%	233	251	484	2,603		874	2,539	157	ap1967
1970	1,850,000	2,309,730	80.1%	238	286	524	3,530	6	721	2,548	174	ap1971
1976	1,980,000	2,381,230	83.2%	216	266	482	4,107	11	796	2,700	182	ap1977
1980	2,202,000	2,648,000	83.2%	224	281	505	4,360	19	735	2,303	186	ap1981
1990	2,423,000	3,034,473	79.8%	196	170	366	6,620	30	589	1,870	167	ap1991
1999	2,608,707	3,265,577	79.9%	224	263	487	5,356	21	534	1,650	160	ap2000
2000	2,608,707	3,265,577	79.9%	219	263	482	5,412	24	687	1,650	160	ap2001
2001	2,972,749	3,304,054	90.0%	247	280	527	5,640	21	720	1,828	167	ap2002
2002	2,990,500	3,304,054	90.5%	236	212	448	6,675	16	662	1,900	176	ap2003
2003	2,475,398	3,306,657	74.9%	234	194	428	5,783	22	570	1,317	179	ap2004
2004	2,475,398	3,306,657	74.9%	226	174	400	6,188	33	514	1,521	177	ap2005
2013	2,527,000	3,395,000	74.4%	207	155	362	6,980	58	369	1,118	156	ap2014
2016	2,590,000	3,480,000	74.4%	215	156	371	6,981	59	341	1,109	156	ap2017
2019	2,148,100	3,378,000	63.6%	206	135	341	6,299	58	313	1,032	160	ap2020
2021	2,056,400	3,401,850	60.4%	209	123	332	6,193	63	311	739	159	ap2022
2023	2,179,000	3,404,000	64.0%	199	129	328	6,643	62	309	992	160	ap2024

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

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

Urbano JoséAllgayer † (Auxiliary Bishop: 5 Feb1974 to 4 Feb1982)
Cândido JulioBampi, O.F.M. Cap. †
JoséBaréa † (Priest: 2 Apr1918 to 23 Sep1935)
Lúcio IgnácioBaumgaertner †
Osório ClaudioBebber, O.F.M. Cap. †
João BatistaBecker † (Deacon: 30 Nov1895;Priest: 2 Aug1896 to 3 May1908;Archbishop: 1 Aug1912 to 15 Jun1946)
Remídio JoséBohn † (Priest: 29 Nov1975;Auxiliary Bishop: 18 Jan2006 to 28 Dec2011)
Antônio do CarmoCheuiche, O.C.D. † (Auxiliary Bishop: 5 May1971 to 27 Jun2001)
João CláudioColling † (Priest: 10 Aug1937 to 12 Dec1949;Archbishop: 29 Aug1981 to 17 Jul1991)
Félix Césarda Cunha Vasconcellos, O.F.M. †
GentilDelázari †
SebastiãoDias Laranjeira † (Bishop: 28 Sep1860 to 13 Aug1888)
Alberto FredericoEtges †
AgenorGirardi, M.S.C. † (Auxiliary Bishop: 22 Dec2010 to 6 May2015)
Cláudio JoséGonçalves Ponce de Leão, C.M. † (Bishop: 26 Jun1890;Archbishop: 15 Aug1910 to 9 Jan1912)
Jacó (Jacob) RobertoHilgert † (Priest: 30 Nov1952 to 19 Jul1976)
João AloysioHoffmann †
Cláudio Aury AffonsoHummes, O.F.M. †
Edmundo LuísKunz † (Priest: 30 Nov1944;Auxiliary Bishop: 1 Aug1955 to 12 Sep1988)
Aloísio Leo ArlindoLorscheider, O.F.M. †
José IvoLorscheiter † (Priest: 20 Dec1952;Auxiliary Bishop: 12 Nov1965 to 5 Feb1974)
Máriode Miranda Vilas-Boas †
Luiz Felipede Nadal † (Priest: 22 Oct1939 to 9 May1955)
AugustoPetró †
João AntônioPimenta † (Coadjutor Bishop: 21 Feb1906 to 7 Mar1911)
AntônioReis † (Priest: 30 Nov1910 to 31 Jul1931)
Feliciano JoséRodrigues de Araujo Prates (de Castilhos) † (Bishop: 27 Sep1852 to 27 May1858)
AltamiroRossato, C.Ss.R. † (Coadjutor Archbishop: 15 Mar1989;Archbishop: 17 Jul1991 to 7 Feb2001)
Luís VictorSartori †
Alfredo VicenteScherer † (Priest: 3 Apr1926;Auxiliary Bishop: 13 Jun1946;Archbishop: 30 Dec1946 to 29 Aug1981)
BeneditoZorzi †

Source(s)

Diocese of São Pedro do Rio Grande do Sul
- Series Episcoporum Ecclesiae Catholicae, Volume 1, Page 136
Archdiocese of Porto Alegre
- Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 29, Page 307