Diocese of Cachoeira do Sul

• Established on 17 July 1991 as Diocese of Cachoeira do Sul, on territory split off from the Diocese of Santa Maria (which became its Metropolitan). == Statistics ==

As per 2015, it pastorally served 173,800 Catholics (74.0% of 234,900 total) on 10,730 km2 in 13 parishes with 24 priests (20 diocesan, 4 religious), 17 deacons, 23 lay religious (5 brothers, 18 sisters) and 8 seminarians. == Episcopal ordinaries ==

(all Roman rite) ;Suffragan Bishops of Cachoeira do Sul • Ângelo Domingos Salvador, Order of Capuchin Friars Minor (O.F.M. Cap.) (1991.07.17 – 1999.05.26); previously Titular Bishop of Selia (1981.03.16 – 1986.05.16) as Auxiliary Bishop of Archdiocese of São Salvador da Bahia (Brazil) (1981.03.16 – 1986.05.16), Bishop-Prelate of Territorial Prelature of Coxim (Brazil) (1986.05.16 – 1991.07.17); later Bishop of Uruguaiana (Brazil) (1999.05.26 – retirement 2007.06.27) • Irineu Silvio Wilges, Order of Friars Minor (O.F.M.) (2000.06.14 – retired 2011.12.28) • Remídio José Bohn (2011.12.28 - death 2018.01.06); previously Titular Bishop of Uchi Maius (2006.01.18 – 2011.12.28) as Auxiliary Bishop of Archdiocese of Porto Alegre (Brazil) (2006.01.18 – 2011.12.28) • Edson Batista de Mello (2019.05.22 - present) == See also ==

• GCatholic.org, with Google map, data for all sections • Catholic Hierarchy • official Diocesan website (Portuguese)