Roman Catholic Diocese of Novo Hamburgo

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Novo Hamburgo (Latin: Dioecesis Novohamburgensis) is a diocese located in the city of Novo Hamburgo in the ecclesiastical province of Porto Alegre in Brazil.

Diocese of Novo Hamburgo Dioecesis Novohamburgensis
Cathedral-Basilica of St. Louis Gonzaga
Location
Country	Brazil
Ecclesiastical province	Porto Alegre
Statistics
Area	3,691 km2 (1,425 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2004) 961,783 721,338 (75.0%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Established	2 February 1980 (44 years ago)
Cathedral	Catedral Basílica São Luís Gonzaga
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	João Francisco Salm
Metropolitan Archbishop	Jaime Spengler
Bishops emeritus	Zeno Hastenteufel
Map
Jurisdiction of the diocese. Metropolitan archdiocese in pink.
Website
www.mitranh.org.br

History

• 2 February 1980: Established as Diocese of Novo Hamburgo from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Porto Alegre

Bishops

• Bishops of Novo Hamburgo (Roman rite), in reverse chronological order
  • Bishop João Francisco Salm (2022.01.19 – ...)
  • Bishop Zeno Hastenteufel (2007.03.28 – 2022.01.19)
  • Bishop Osvino José Both (1995.11.22 – 2006.06.07), appointed Archbishop of Brazil, Military
  • Bishop Carlos José Boaventura Kloppenburg, O.F.M. (1986.08.08 – 1995.11.22)
  • Bishop Aloísio Sinésio Bohn (1980.02.13 – 1986.06.27), appointed Bishop of Santa Cruz do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul

Other priest of this diocese who became bishop

• Edson Batista de Mello, appointed Bishop of Cachoeira do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul

References

• GCatholic.org
• Catholic Hierarchy
• Diocese website (Portuguese) Archived 2008-05-20 at the Wayback Machine