Diocese of Rio do Sul

Diocese of Rio do Sul Dioecesis Rivi Australis Diocese de Rio do Sul
Cathedral St John the Baptist in Rio do Sul in 2021
Location
Country	Brazil
Ecclesiastical province	Joinville
Metropolitan	Joinville
Statistics
Area	9,659 km2 (3,729 sq mi)
Population Total Catholics	(as of 2010) 308,000 253,000 (82.1%)
Information
Denomination	Catholic Church
Rite	Latin Rite
Established	23 November 1968 (57 years ago)
Cathedral	Cathedral St John the Baptist in Rio do Sul
Current leadership
Pope	Leo XIV
Bishop	Adalberto Donadelli Júnior
Metropolitan Archbishop	Francisco Carlos Bach
Bishops emeritus	Augustinho Petry
Website
Website of the Diocese

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Rio do Sul (Latin: Dioecesis Rivi Australis) is a diocese located in the city of Rio do Sul in the ecclesiastical province of Joinville in Brazil.

History

• November 23, 1968: Established as Diocese of Rio do Sul from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Florianópolis and Diocese of Joinville
• November 5, 2024: The diocese became a suffragan see of the newly promoted Archdiocese of Joinville

Bishops

• Bishops of Rio do Sul (Roman rite), in reverse chronological order
  • Bishop Adalberto Donadelli Júnior (2024.07.07 – Present)
  • Bishop Onécimo Alberton (2014.12.17 – 2023.11.01) appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Florianópolis, Santa Catarina
  • Bishop Augustinho Petry (2008.03.19 – 2014.12.17), retired
  • Bishop José Jovêncio Balestieri, S.D.B. (2000.08.30 – 2008.03.19), resigned
  • Bishop Tito Buss (1969.03.12 – 2000.08.30), retired

Coadjutor bishops

• José Jovêncio Balestieri, S.D.B. (1998-2000)
• Augustinho Petry (2007-2008)

References

• GCatholic.org
• Catholic Hierarchy