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Bishop(s)

Leomar AntônioBrustolin, Archbishop
Hélio AdelarRubert, Archbishop Emeritus

Suffragan Dioceses

General Information

Type of Jurisdiction: Archdiocese
Elevated:13 April 2011
Metropolitan See
Depends on: Dicastery forBishops
Rite: Latin (or Roman)
State: Rio Grande do Sul
Country:Brazil
Square Kilometers: 20,263 (7,826 Square Miles)
Description: Cacequi, Dilermando de Aguiar, Dona Francisca, Faxinal do Soturno, Formigueiro, Itaara, Ivorá, Jaguari, Jari, Júlio de Castilhos, Mata, Nova Esperança do Sul, Nova Palma, Pinhal Grande, Quevedos, Restinga Seca , Santa Maria, São João do Polêsine, São Martinho da Serra, São Pedro do Sul, São Sepé, São Vicente do Sul, Silveira Martins, Toropi, Tupanciretã, and Vila Nova do Sul
Conference Region:Sul 3
Official Web Site:https://www.arquism.com
Mailing Address: Curia Diocesana, Rua Silva Jardim 2038, 97010-492 Santa Maria, RS, Brazil
Telephone: (055)3290-6237

Past and Present Ordinaries

Miguelde Lima Valverde † (6 Feb1911 Appointed - 10 Feb1922 Appointed, Archbishop ofOlinda e Recife, Pernambuco)
Ático Eusébioda Rocha † (27 Oct1922 Appointed - 17 Dec1928 Appointed, Bishop ofCafelândia)
AntônioReis † (31 Jul1931 Appointed - 14 Sep1960 Died)
Luís VictorSartori † (14 Sep1960 Succeeded - 10 Apr1970 Died)
ÉricoFerrari † (29 Apr1971 Appointed - 29 Apr1973 Died)
José IvoLorscheiter † (5 Feb1974 Appointed - 24 Mar2004 Retired)
Hélio AdelarRubert (24 Mar 2004 Appointed -2 Jun 2021 Retired)
Leomar AntônioBrustolin (2 Jun 2021 Appointed - )

Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
Diocese of Santa Maria
15 August 1910	Erected	Diocese ofSão 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 of Santa Maria (erected)
13 February 1937	Territory Lost	Diocese of Santa Maria (Rio Pardo and Candelaria)	Archdiocese ofPorto Alegre
10 March 1951	Territory Lost	Diocese of Santa Maria (Passo Fundo, Carasinno, Sarandi, Getúlio Vargas, Erechim, and part of Marcelino Ramos)	Diocese ofPasso Fundo (erected)
22 May 1961	Territory Lost	Diocese ofPasso Fundo (Cities of Constantina and Nonoai) Diocese of Santa Maria (Cities of Frederico Westphalen, Campo Novo, Crissiumal, Humaitá, Irai, Palmeira das Missöes, Santo Augusto, Seberí, Tenente Portela, and Tres Passos)	Diocese ofFrederico Westphalen (erected)
27 May 1971	Territory Lost	Diocese of Santa Maria	Diocese ofCruz 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)
19 June 1972	Territory Added	Diocese ofBagé (Mata and Sao Vincente do Sul)	Diocese of Santa Maria
17 July 1991	Territory Lost	Diocese of Santa Maria (Agudo, Arroios do Tigre, Caçapava do Sul, Cachoeira do Sul, Cerro Branco, Ibarama, Paraiso do Sul, Santana da Boa Vista, Segredo, and Sobradinho)	Diocese ofCachoeira do Sul (erected)
12 December 1997	Territory Added	Diocese ofBagé (Santa Maria de Victoriis (in Cacequi) and Saint Rita (in Laranjeiras))	Diocese of Santa Maria
Archdiocese of Santa Maria
13 April 2011	Elevated	Diocese of Santa Maria	Archdiocese of Santa Maria

Statistics

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Permanent Deacons	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
Diocese of Santa Maria
1950	680,000	900,000	75.6%	97	105	202	3,366		250	690	84	ap1951
1966	730,000	920,000	79.3%	73	135	208	3,509		160	585	65	ap1967
1968	750,000	1,000,000	75.0%	67	122	189	3,968	1	186	845	64	ap1971
1976	480,000	577,000	83.2%	46	88	134	3,582	6	198	596	43	ap1977
1980	571,000	614,000	93.0%	52	76	128	4,460	8	242	559	43	ap1981
1990	569,000	650,900	87.4%	61	67	128	4,445	14	172	456	48	ap1991
1999	375,753	482,753	77.8%	44	60	104	3,613	11	151	475	36	ap2000
2000	378,000	481,328	78.5%	45	64	109	3,467	11	144	524	36	ap2001
2001	380,000	485,234	78.3%	51	59	110	3,454	18	137	539	36	ap2002
2002	382,800	487,625	78.5%	49	55	104	3,680	18	145	535	36	ap2003
2003	383,600	486,900	78.8%	50	57	107	3,585	18	105	531	36	ap2004
2004	382,247	488,258	78.3%	47	57	104	3,675	19	141	535	36	ap2005
2010	400,000	532,000	75.2%	43	63	106	3,773	14	124	464	38	ap2011
Archdiocese of Santa Maria
2014	419,000	558,000	75.1%	41	48	89	4,707	15	108	447	38	ap2015
2017	429,700	571,900	75.1%	40	2	42	10,230	14	54	447	39	ap2018
2020	297,865	395,730	75.3%	40	3	43	6,927	15	43	434	40	ap2021
2022	334,866	431,543	77.6%	40	1	41	8,167	15	41	327	40	ap2023

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

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

WalmorBattú Wichrowski † (Priest: 23 Dec1945 to 14 Feb1958;Auxiliary Bishop: 31 May1961 to1965)
Antônio do CarmoCheuiche, O.C.D. † (Auxiliary Bishop: 2 Apr1969 to 5 May1971)
João CláudioColling † (Auxiliary Bishop: 12 Dec1949 to 23 Mar1951)
Ático Eusébioda Rocha † (Bishop: 27 Oct1922 to 17 Dec1928)
ÉricoFerrari † (Bishop: 29 Apr1971 to 29 Apr1973)
Miguelde Lima Valverde † (Bishop: 6 Feb1911 to 10 Feb1922)
José IvoLorscheiter † (Bishop: 5 Feb1974 to 24 Mar2004)
AntônioReis † (Bishop: 31 Jul1931 to 14 Sep1960)
Luís VictorSartori † (Coadjutor Bishop: 10 Jan1956;Bishop: 14 Sep1960 to 10 Apr1970)
AlbertoTrevisan, S.A.C. †

Source(s)

Diocese of Santa Maria
- Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 2, Page 681, and Page 682
- Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 64, Page 553, and Page 554
- Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 90, Page 1,039, and Page 1,040
Archdiocese of Santa Maria
- Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 103, Page 441, and Page 442