Bishop Jacinto Inácio Flach was named Bishop of Criciúma, Santa Catarina, Brazil.
The diocese had been vacant since Bishop Paulo Antônio de Conto was named Bishop of Montenegro, Rio Grande do Sul in July 2008.
Bishop Flach had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul.
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16 September 2009
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