Roman Catholic Diocese of Paranaguá
Diocese of Paranaguá Dioecesis Paranaguensis Diocese de Paranaguá | |
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Location | |
Country | Brazil |
Ecclesiastical province | Curitiba |
Metropolitan | Curitiba |
Statistics | |
Area | 12,992 km2 (5,016 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2004) 386,041 263,830 (68.3%) |
Information | |
Rite | Latin Rite |
Established | 21 July 1962 (62 years ago) |
Cathedral | Catedral de Nossa Senhora do Santíssimo Rosário in Paranaguá |
Patron saint | Our Lady of the Rosary |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Edmar Paron |
Metropolitan Archbishop | José Antônio Peruzzo |
Website | |
Website of the Diocese |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Paranaguá (Latin: Dioecesis Paranaguensis) is a diocese located in the city of Paranaguá in the ecclesiastical province of Curitiba in Brazil.
History
[edit]- July 21, 1962: Established as Diocese of Paranaguá from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Curitiba
Leadership
[edit]- Bishops of Paranaguá (Roman rite), listed in reverse chronological order
- Bishop Edmar Paron (2015.11.25 - Present)
- Bishop João Alves dos Santos, O.F.M. Cap. (2006.08.02 – 2015.04.09)
- Bishop Alfredo Ernest Novak, C.Ss.R. (1989.03.15 – 2006.08.02)
- Bishop Bernardo José Nolker, C.Ss.R. (1963.01.07 – 1989.03.15)
References
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