Roman Catholic Diocese of Paranavaí
| Diocese of Paranavaí Dioecesis Paranavaiensis | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Country | Brazil |
| Ecclesiastical province | Maringá |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 8,699 km2 (3,359 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics |
(as of 2004) 237,071 201,510 (85.0%) |
| Information | |
| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Established | 20 January 1968 (50 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 Latin rite suffragan diocese in the Ecclesiastical province of Maringá in Paraná, southern Brazil.
Its cathedral episcopal see is Catedral Maria Mãe da Igreja, dedicated to Mary Mother of the Church, in the city of Paranavaí.
It fell vacant in June 2017.
History
- 20 January 1968: Established as Diocese of Paranavaí, on territory split off from the then Diocese of Maringá (now its Metropolitan) under the Bishop Jaime Luiz Coelho.
Statistics
As per 2014, it pastorally served 228,000 Catholics (85.4% of 267,000 total) on 8,699 km² in 35 parishes and 1 mission with 41 priests (34 diocesan, 7 religious), 64 lay religious (21 brothers, 43 sisters) and 4 seminarians.
Episcopal ordinaries
(all Roman Rite, Brazilian secular priests)
- Suffragan Bishops of Paranavaí
- Benjamin de Souza Gomes (11 March 1968 - retired 12 October 1985), died 1995
- Rubens Augusto de Souza Espínola (12 October 1985 - retired 3 December 2003) previously Titular Bishop of Bilta (1980.12.20 – 1985.10.12) as Auxiliary Bishop of Diocese of São Luís de Montes Belos (Brazil) (1980.12.20 – 1985.10.12), died 2017
- Coadjutor Bishop: Elizeu de Morais Pimentel (2001.12.19 – death 2003.02.27), no titular see
- Sérgio Aparecido Colombo (3 December 2003 - 16 September 2009), next Bishop of Bragança Paulista (São Paulo state) (2009.09.16 – ...); previously Titular Bishop of Pudentiana (2001.10.10 – 2003.12.03) as Auxiliary Bishop of Diocese of São Carlos (Brazil) (2001.10.10 – 2003.12.03)
- Geremias Steinmetz (5 January 2011 - 14 June 2017), next Metropolitan Archbishop of Londrina (Parana, Brazil) (2017.06.14 – ...).
See also
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