Roman Catholic Diocese of Criciúma

Diocese of Criciúma Dioecesis Criciumensis Criciúma
St. Joseph's Cathedral
Location
Country	Brazil
Ecclesiastical province	Florianópolis
Metropolitan	Florianópolis
Statistics
Area	5,093 km^2 (1,966 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2006) 525,000 435,000 (82.9%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Established	27 May 1998 (26 years ago)
Cathedral	Cathedral of St Joseph in Criciúma
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Jacinto Inácio Flach
Metropolitan Archbishop	Wilson Tadeu Jönck, SCI
Map
Location of the diocese. Metropolitan archdiocese in pink.
Website
www.diocesecriciuma.com.br

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Criciúma (Latin: Dioecesis Criciumensis) is a diocese located in the city of Criciúma in the ecclesiastical province of Florianópolis in Brazil.

History

• 27 May 1998: Established as Diocese of Criciúma from the Diocese of Tubarão

Bishops

• Bishops of Criciúma (Roman rite)
  • Paulo Antônio de Conto (27 May 1998 – 2 July 2008)
  • Jacinto Inácio Flach (16 September 2009 – present)

Other priest of this diocese who became bishop

• Onécimo Alberton, appointed Bishop of Rio do Sul, Santa Catarina

References

• GCatholic.org
• Catholic Hierarchy
• Diocese website (Portuguese)

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