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Roman Catholic Diocese of Blumenau

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Parishes
  
38

Pope
  
Francis

Country
  
Brazil

Bishop
  
Rafael Biernaski

Metropolitan archbishop
  
Wilson Tadeu Jönck

Rite
  
Latin Rite

Area
  
3,388 km²

Patron saint
  
Paul the Apostle

Emeritus bishop
  
Giuseppe Negri

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Population- Total- Catholics
  
(as of 2004)609,000430,000 (70.6%)

Established
  
19 April 2000 (16 years ago)

Cathedral
  
Cathedral of St Paul in Blumenau

Ecclesiastical province
  
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Florianópolis

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Blumenau (Latin: Dioecesis Florumpratensis) is a diocese located in the city of Blumenau in the Ecclesiastical province of Florianópolis in Brazil.

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History

  • April 19, 2000: Established as Diocese of Blumenau from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Florianópolis, Diocese of Joinville and Diocese of Rio do Sul

    • Leadership

  • Bishops of Blumenau (Roman rite)
  • Bishop Angélico Sândalo Bernardino (April 19, 2000 – February 18, 2009)
  • Bishop Giuseppe Negri, P.I.M.E., (February 18, 2009 – October 29, 2014)
  • Bishop Rafael Biernaski (June 24, 2015 – present)

    • References

    Roman Catholic Diocese of Blumenau Wikipedia
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