Roman Catholic Diocese of Cornélio Procópio

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Rite Latin Rite Pope Francis Country Brazil		Cathedral Catedral Cristo Rei Area 6,718 km²

Population- Total- Catholics (as of 2005)198,055156,988 (79.3%) Established 26 May 1973 (43 years ago) Bishop Getúlio Teixeira Guimarães, S.V.D. Ecclesiastical province Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Londrina

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Cornélio Procópio (Latin: Dioecesis Procopiensis) is a diocese located in the city of Cornélio Procópio in the Ecclesiastical province of Londrina in Brazil.

History

May 26, 1973: Established as Diocese of Cornélio Procópio from the Diocese of Jacarezinho

Bishops of Cornélio Procópio (Roman rite)

Bishop Getúlio Teixeira Guimarães, S.V.D. (1984.03.26 – present)

Bishop Domingos Gabriel Wisniewski, C.M. (1979.04.19 – 1983.05.17)

Bishop José Joaquim Gonçalves (1973.06.14 – 1979.03.28)

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