The Roman Catholic Diocese of Caçador (Latin: Dioecesis Captatoropolitana) is a diocese located in the city of Caçador in the ecclesiastical province of Chapecó in Brazil.
Diocese of Caçador Dioecesis Captatoropolitana Diocese de Caçador | |
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 Cathedral of St. Francis of Assisi | |
| Location | |
| Country |  Brazil |
| Ecclesiastical province | Chapecó |
| Metropolitan | Chapecó |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 12,398 km2 (4,787 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2006) 376,000 286,000 (76.1%) |
| Information | |
| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Established | 23 November 1968 (55 years ago) |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of St Francis of Assisi in Caçador |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Cleocir Bonetti |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Odelir José Magri, MCCI |
| Bishops emeritus |
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| Map | |
 Location of the diocese. Metropolitan archdiocese in pink. | |
| Website | |
| Website of the Diocese | |
History
edit- November 23, 1968: Established as Diocese of Caçador from the Diocese of Lages
Bishops of Caçador
edit- Orlando Octacílio Dotti, O.F.M. Cap. (12 March 1969 Appointed - 1 April 1976 Appointed, Bishop of Barra (do Rio Grande), Baia)
- João Oneres Marchiori (25 January 1977 Appointed - 18 April 1983 Appointed, Coadjutor Bishop of Lages, Santa Catarina)
- 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 – 1 July 2020 Appointed, Archbishop of Maringá, Parana)
- Cleocir Bonetti (30 June 2021 Appointed – present)
References
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