Diocese of Santa Cruz do Sul
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Santa Cruz do Sul is a diocese located in the city of Santa Cruz do Sul in the ecclesiastical province of Santa Maria in Brazil.
History
- 20 June 1959: Established as Diocese of Santa Cruz do Sul from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Porto Alegre
Bishops
- Bishops of Santa Cruz do Sul
- *Alberto Frederico Etges † Retired
- *Aloísio Sinésio Bohn Retired
- *Canísio Klaus Appointed Bishop of Sinop, Mato Grosso
- *Aloísio Alberto Dilli, O.F.M.
Other priests of this diocese who became bishops
- Paulo Antônio de Conto, appointed Bishop of São Luíz de Cáceres in 1991
- Gílio Felício, appointed Auxiliary Bishop of São Salvador da Bahia in 1998