Archdiocese of Chapecó
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chapecó is an archdiocese located in the city of Chapecó, Brazil. It was in the ecclesiastical province of Florianópolis until the elevation to its current status in 2024.
History
- January 14, 1958: Established as Diocese of Chapecó from the Diocese of Lages and Metropolitan Archdiocese of Palmas
Leadership
- Bishops of Chapecó, in reverse chronological order
- * Bishop Odelir José Magri, MCCI elevated to archbishop, see below
- * Bishop Manoel João Francisco
- * Bishop José Gomes
- * Bishop Wilson Laus Schmidt
- * Bishop José Thurler
- Metropolitan archbishop of Chapecó, in chronological order
- * Archbishop Odelir José Magri, MCCI