Roman Catholic Diocese of Ponta Grossa
Diocese of Ponta Grossa
Dioecesis Ponta Grossa
Diocese de Ponta Grossa
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Cathedral of St. Ann
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Location | |
Country | Brazil |
Ecclesiastical province | Curitiba |
Metropolitan | Curitiba |
Statistics | |
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Population - Total - Catholics |
(as of 2004) 643,339 546,838 (85.0%) |
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Rite | Latin Rite |
Established | 10 May 1926 (98 years ago) |
Cathedral | Cathedral of St Anne in Ponta Grossa |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Sérgio Arthur Braschi |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Sede Vacante |
Website | |
www.diocesepontagrossa.com.br |
The Diocese of Ponta Grossa (Latin: Dioecesis Ponta Grossa) is a territorial division of the Catholic Church in the state of Paraná, Brazil. It was created in 1926 by Papal bull Quum in Dies Numerus of Pope Pius XI, with bula Quum in numerus. It is a suffragan diocese of Archdiocese of Curitiba. The fifth and current Diocesan Bishop is Bishop Sergio Arthur Braschi.
Bishops
- Antônio Mazarotto (1929 – 1965)
- Geraldo Luis Claudio Micheleto Pellanda (1965 – 1991)
- Murilo Sebastian Ramos Krieger (1991 – 1998)
- Joao Braz de Aviz (1998 – 2003)
- Sérgio Arthur Braschi (2003 – present)
It is the largest centre of vocations throughout the Paraná, responsible for 40% of all priests present in Parana.
Cities
The Diocese of Ponta Grossa is composed of 13 cities: Carambeí, Castro, Imbituva, Ipiranga, Ponta Grossa, Telêmaco Borba, Ortigueira, Reserva, Tibagi, Ivaí, Piraí do Sul, Teixeira Soares, Fernandes Pinheiro, Ventania, Irati, Guamiranga, and Imbaú.
References
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- (Portuguese) Wikipedia: Diocese de Ponta Grossa
- GCatholic.org
- Diocese Website
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