Roman Catholic Diocese of Palmas–Francisco Beltrão

Diocese of Palmas–Francisco Beltrão

*Dioecesis Palmensis–Beltranensis*

Diocese de Palmas–Francisco Beltrão
Diocese of Palmas–Francisco Beltrão; Dioecesis Palmensis–Beltranensis; Diocese de Palmas–Francisco Beltrão
Location
Country	Brazil
Ecclesiastical province	Cascavel
Metropolitan	Cascavel
Statistics
Area	17,964 km2 (6,936 sq mi)
Population; - Total; - Catholics	(as of 2004); 557,707; 490,787 (88.0%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Established	9 December 1933 (91 years ago)
Cathedral	Cathedral of the Good Jesus in Palmas, Paraná
Co-cathedral	Co-Cathedral of Our Lady of Glory in Francisco Beltrão
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Edgar Xavier Ertl, S.A.C.
Metropolitan Archbishop	Sede vacante

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Palmas–Francisco Beltrão (Latin: Dioecesis Palmensis–Beltranensis) is a diocese located in the cities of Palmas & Francisco Beltrão in the ecclesiastical province of Cascavel in Brazil.

History

December 9, 1933: Established as Territorial Prelature of Palmas from the Diocese of Lages and Diocese of Ponta Grossa
January 14, 1958: Promoted as Diocese of Palmas
January 7, 1987: Renamed as Diocese of Palmas–Francisco Beltrão

Bishop Carlos Eduardo de Sabóia Bandeira Melo, O.F.M. (13 December 1947 – 11 April 1958)

Bishop Carlos Eduardo de Sabóia Bandeira Melo, O.F.M. (11 April 1958 – 7 February 1969)
Bishop Agostinho José Sartori, O.F.M. Cap. (16 February 1970 – 7 January 1987)

Bishop Agostinho José Sartori, O.F.M. Cap. (7 January 1987 – 24 August 2005)
Bishop José Antônio Peruzzo (24 August 2005 – 7 January 2015), appointed Archbishop of Curitiba, Parana
Bishop Edgar Xavier Ertl, S.A.C. (27 April 2016 – present)

Luiz Vicente Bernetti, O.A.D. (1996-2005), appointed Bishop of Apucarana, Parana

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