Roman Catholic Diocese of Rio do Sul

Diocese of Rio do Sul

*Dioecesis Rivi Australis*

Diocese de Rio do Sul
Diocese of Rio do Sul; Dioecesis Rivi Australis; Diocese de Rio do Sul
	Cathedral St John the Baptist in Rio do Sul in 2021
Location
Country	Brazil
Ecclesiastical province	Joinville
Metropolitan	Joinville
Statistics
Area	9,659 km2 (3,729 sq mi)
Population Total; Catholics;	(as of 2010); 308,000; 253,000 (82.1%);
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Established	23 November 1968 (56 years ago)
Cathedral	Cathedral St John the Baptist in Rio do Sul
Current leadership
Pope	Leo XIV
Bishop	Onécimo Alberton
Metropolitan Archbishop	Wilson Tadeu Jönck, SCI
Bishops emeritus	Augustinho Petry
Map
	; Location of the diocese. Metropolitan archdiocese in pink.
Website
	Website of the Diocese

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Rio do Sul (Latin: Dioecesis Rivi Australis) is a diocese located in the city of Rio do Sul in the ecclesiastical province of Joinville in Brazil.

History

November 23, 1968: Established as Diocese of Rio do Sul from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Florianópolis and Diocese of Joinville
November 5, 2024: The diocese became a suffragan see of the newly promoted Archdiocese of Joinville

Bishops of Rio do Sul (Roman rite), in reverse chronological order
- Bishop Onécimo Alberton (2014.12.17 - present)
- Bishop Augustinho Petry (2008.03.19 – 2014.12.17)
- Bishop José Jovêncio Balestieri, S.D.B. (2000.08.30 – 2008.03.19)
- Bishop Tito Buss (1969.03.12 – 2000.08.30)