Diocese of Tubarão

Diocese of Tubarão

*Dioecesis Tubaraoënsis*

Diocese de Blumenau
Diocese of Tubarão; Dioecesis Tubaraoënsis; Diocese de Blumenau
	Cathedral of Our Lady of Mercy
Location
Country	Brazil
Ecclesiastical province	Florianópolis
Metropolitan	Florianópolis
Statistics
Area	4,531 km2 (1,749 sq mi)
Population Total; Catholics;	(as of 2010); 355,435; 309,579 (87.1%);
Information
Denomination	Catholic Church
Rite	Roman Rite
Established	28 December 1954 (71 years ago)
Cathedral	Cathedral of Our Lady of Mercy in Tubarão
Current leadership
Pope	Leo XIV
Bishop	Adilson Pedro Busin, C.S.
Metropolitan Archbishop	Wilson Tadeu Jönck, S.C.I.
Bishops emeritus	Hilário Moser, S.D.B.
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.

History

28 December 1954: Established as Diocese of Tubarão from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Florianópolis

Anzelm Pietrulla, O.F.M. (11 May 1955 – 17 September 1981), retired
Osório Bebber, O.F.M. Cap. (17 September 1981 – 18 January 1992), appointed Prelate of Coxim, Mato Grosso do Sul
Hilário Moser, S.D.B. (27 May 1992 – 15 June 2004), resigned
Jacinto Bergmann (15 June 2004 – 1 July 2009), appointed Bishop of Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul
Wilson Tadeu Jönck, S.C.I. (26 May 2010 – 28 September 2011), appointed Archbishop of Florianópolis, Santa Catarina
João Francisco Salm (26 September 2012 – 19 January 2022), appointed Bishop of Novo Hamburgo, Rio Grande do Sul
Adilson Pedro Busin, C.S. (3 May 2023 – Present)