Roman Catholic Diocese of Tubarão

Diocese of Tubarão

Dioecesis Tubaraoënsis

Diocese de Blumenau
Cathedral of Our Lady of Mercy
Location
CountryBrazil
Ecclesiastical provinceFlorianópolis
MetropolitanFlorianópolis
Statistics
Area4,531 km2 (1,749 sq mi)
Population
  • Total
  • Catholics
  • (as of 2010)
  • 355,435
  • 309,579 (87.1%)
Information
RiteRoman Rite
Established28 December 1954 (70 years ago)
CathedralCathedral of Our Lady of Mercy in Tubarão
Current leadership
PopeLeo XIV
BishopJoão Francisco Salm
Metropolitan ArchbishopWilson Tadeu Jönck, SCI
Bishops emeritusHilário Moser, S.D.B.
Map

Location of the diocese. Metropolitan archdiocese in pink.
Website
Website of the Diocese

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Tubarão (Latin: Dioecesis Tubaraoënsis) is a diocese located in the city of Tubarão in the ecclesiastical province of Florianópolis in Brazil.