Roman Catholic Diocese of 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 (84 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 José Antônio Peruzzo
Metropolitan Archbishop Mauro Aparecido dos Santos

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

Leadership

  • Bishops of Palmas–Francisco Beltrão (Roman rite)
  • Bishops of Palmas (Roman Rite)
    • Bishop Agostinho José Sartori, O.F.M. Cap. (78) (1970.02.16 – 1987.01.07)
    • Bishop Carlos Eduardo de Sabóia Bandeira Melo, O.F.M. (1958.04.11 – 1969.02.07)
    • Bishop Carlos Eduardo de Sabóia Bandeira Melo, O.F.M. (1947.12.13 – 1958.04.11)

References


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