Roman Catholic Diocese of Caçador
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Caçador is a diocese
located in the city of Caçador
in the Ecclesiastical province
of Florianópolis
in Brazil.
Diocese
A diocese is the district or see under the supervision of a bishop. It is divided into parishes.An archdiocese is more significant than a diocese. An archdiocese is presided over by an archbishop whose see may have or had importance due to size or historical significance...
located in the city of Caçador
Caçador
Caçador is a town and municipality in the state of Santa Catarina in the South region of Brazil.-History:The banks of the Rio do Peixe were inhabited by ethnic native groups of Kaingangs and Xoklengs until 1881, when families of european origin settled here and, because of the abundance of...
in the Ecclesiastical province
Ecclesiastical Province
An ecclesiastical province is a large jurisdiction of religious government, so named by analogy with a secular province, existing in certain hierarchical Christian churches, especially in the Catholic Church and Orthodox Churches and in the Anglican Communion...
of Florianópolis
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Florianópolis
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Florianópolis is an archdiocese located in the city of Florianópolis in Brazil.-History:* March 19, 1908: Established as Diocese of Santa Caterina from the Diocese of Curitiba...
in Brazil.
Leadership
- BishopBishopA bishop is an ordained or consecrated member of the Christian clergy who is generally entrusted with a position of authority and oversight. Within the Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox Churches, in the Assyrian Church of the East, in the Independent Catholic Churches, and in the...
s of Caçador (Roman rite)- Orlando Octacílio Dotti, O.F.M. Cap. (12 March 1969 Appointed - 1 April 1976 Appointed, Bishop of Barra (do Rio Grande), BaiaRoman Catholic Diocese of BarraThe Roman Catholic Diocese of Barra is a diocese located in the city of Barra in the Ecclesiastical province of Feira de Santana in Brazil.-History:* October 20, 1913: Established as Diocese of Barra from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of São Salvador da Bahia...
) - João Oneres Marchiori (25 January 1977 Appointed - 18 April 1983 Appointed, Coadjutor Bishop of Lages, Santa CatarinaRoman Catholic Diocese of LagesThe Roman Catholic Diocese of Lages is a diocese located in the city of Lages in the Ecclesiastical province of Florianópolis in Brazil.-History:* January 17, 1927: Established as Diocese of Lages from the Diocese of Santa Caterina-Leadership:...
) - Luiz Colussi (5 December 1983 Appointed - 4 December 1996 Died)
- Luíz Carlos Eccel (18 November 1998 Appointed - 24 November 2010 Resigned)
- Severino Clasen, O.F.M. (6 July 2011 Appointed – present)
- Orlando Octacílio Dotti, O.F.M. Cap. (12 March 1969 Appointed - 1 April 1976 Appointed, Bishop of Barra (do Rio Grande), Baia