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.
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 (61 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 | |
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 edit
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