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Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Florianópolis

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Ecclesiastical province
  
Florianópolis

Pope
  
Francis

Country
  
Brazil

Rite
  
Latin Rite

Area
  
7,862 km²

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Population - Total - Catholics
  
(as of 2006) 1,385,000 1,080,000 (78.0%)

Established
  
19 March 1908 (109 years ago

Cathedral
  
Cathedral of Our Lady of Exile in Florianópolis

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Florianópolis (Latin: Archidioecesis Florianopolitanus) is an archdiocese located in the city of Florianópolis in Brazil.

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History

  • March 19, 1908: Established as Diocese of Santa Caterina from the Diocese of Curitiba
  • January 17, 1927: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Florianópolis

    • Leadership

  • Bishops of Santa Caterina (Latin Rite)
  • João Batista Becker (1908.05.03 – 1912.08.01)
  • Joaquim Domingues de Oliveira (1914.04.02 – 1927.01.17)
  • Archbishops of Florianópolis (Latin Rite)
  • Joaquim Domingues de Oliveira (1927.01.17 – 1967.05.18)
  • Alfonso Niehues (1967.05.18 – 1991.01.23)
  • Eusébio Oscar Scheid, S.C.I. Dehonians (later Cardinal) (1991.01.23 – 2001.07.25)
  • Murilo Sebastião Ramos Krieger, S.C.J. (2002.02.20 – 2011.01.12)
  • Wilson Tadeu Jönck, S.C.I. (28 September 2011 - )

    • Suffragan dioceses

  • Diocese of Blumenau
  • Diocese of Caçador
  • Diocese of Chapecó
  • Diocese of Criciúma
  • Diocese of Joaçaba
  • Diocese of Joinville
  • Diocese of Lages
  • Diocese of Rio do Sul
  • Diocese of Tubarão

    • References

    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Florianópolis Wikipedia
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