Archdiocese of Chapecó Archidioecesis Xapecoënsis Arquidiocese de Chapecó
Cathedral of St. Anthony of Padua
Coat of arms
Location
Country	Brazil
Ecclesiastical province	Chapecó
Statistics
Area	15,663 km2 (6,048 sq mi)
Population Total Catholics	(as of 2006) 715,000 593,000 (82.9%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Established	14 January 1958 (68 years ago)
Cathedral	Cathedral of St Anthony of Padua in Chapecó
Current leadership
Pope	Leo XIV
Metropolitan Archbishop	Odelir José Magri, MCCI
Website
www.diocesechapeco.org.br

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chapecó (Latin: Archidioecesis Xapecoënsis) is an archdiocese located in the city of Chapecó, Brazil. It was in the ecclesiastical province of Florianópolis until the elevation to its current status in 2024.

History

• January 14, 1958: Established as Diocese of Chapecó from the Diocese of Lages and Metropolitan Archdiocese of Palmas

Leadership

• Bishops of Chapecó (Roman rite), in reverse chronological order
  • Bishop Odelir José Magri, MCCI (2014.12.03 – 2024.11.05) elevated to archbishop, see below
  • Bishop Manoel João Francisco (1998.10.28 – 2014.03.26)
  • Bishop José Gomes (1968.07.16 – 1998.10.28)
  • Bishop Wilson Laus Schmidt (1962.05.18 – 1968.01.22)
  • Bishop José Thurler (1959.02.12 – 1962.03.22)
• Metropolitan archbishop of Chapecó (Roman rite), in chronological order
  • Archbishop Odelir José Magri, MCCI (2024.11.05 – present)

Suffragan dioceses

• Diocese of Lages

• Diocese of Caçador

• Diocese of Joaçaba

References

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

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