Roman Catholic Diocese of Paranavaí
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Diocese of Paranavaí
Dioecesis Paranavaiensis
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Location | |
Country | Brazil |
Ecclesiastical province | Maringá |
Statistics | |
Area | Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1851: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value). |
Population - Total - Catholics |
(as of 2004) 237,071 201,510 (85.0%) |
Information | |
Rite | Latin Rite |
Established | 20 January 1968 (56 years ago) |
Cathedral | Catedral Maria Mãe da Igreja |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Geremias Steinmetz |
Emeritus Bishops | Rubens Augusto de Souza Espínola |
Website | |
www.maedaigreja.org.br |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Paranavaí (Latin: Dioecesis Paranavaiensis) is a diocese located in the city of Paranavaí in the Ecclesiastical province of Maringá in Brazil.
History
- 20 January 1968: Established as Diocese of Paranavaí from the Diocese of Maringá by the Bishop Jaime Luiz Coelho.
Leadership
- Bishops of Paranavaí (Roman rite)
- Benjamin de Souza Gomes † (11 March 1968 - 12 October 1985) Retired
- Rubens Augusto de Souza Espínola (12 October 1985 - 3 December 2003) Retired
- Sérgio Aparecido Colombo (3 December 2003 - 16 September 2009) appointed, Bishop of Bragança Paulista, São Paulo
- Geremias Steinmetz (5 January 2011 - present)
References
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