Continent: South America
Rite: Roman (Latin)
Type: Metropolitan Archdiocese ![]()
Name: Chapecó / Xapecoën(sis) (Latin)
Suffragan Sees: Caçador, Joaçaba, Lages
Neighbouring Dioceses: Frederico Westphalen (↙), Puerto Iguazú (↖), Palmas–Francisco Beltrão (↗), Joaçaba (→), Erexim (↓)
Depends on: Dicastery for Bishops
Patron Saint: Santo António de Lisboa (June 13)
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Metropolitan Archbishop of Chapecó (Brazil) Vinde após mim, e eu vos farei pescadores de homens
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Bishop emeritus of Cornélio Procópio (Brazil)
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Bishop José Gomes
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Bishop Wilson Laus Schmidt
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Bishop José Thurler
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Area: 15,663 km²
Population: 609,600 Catholics (73.0% of 835,000 total)
Pastoral Centres: 47 parishes, 1,473 missions
Personnel: 85 priests (59 diocesan, 26 religious), 116 religious (44 brothers, 72 sisters), 5 seminarians
Last updated on 2026.03.30
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