Roman Catholic Diocese of Foz do Iguaçu

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Rite Latin Rite Area 7,062 km² Bishop Dirceu Vegini		Pope Francis Country Brazil

Population- Total- Catholics (as of 2006)477,964382,372 (80%) Established 10 May 1926 (90 years ago) Cathedral Cathedral of St John the Baptist in Foz do Iguaçu Emeritus Bishops Laurindo Guizzardi, C.S. Ecclesiastical province Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cascavel Metropolitan archbishop Mauro Aparecido dos Santos

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Foz do Iguaçu (Latin: Dioecesis Iguassuensis) is a diocese located in the city of Foz do Iguaçu in the Ecclesiastical province of Cascavel in Brazil.

History

May 10, 1926: Established as Territorial Prelature of Foz do Iguaçu from the Diocese of Curitiba

1959: Suppressed (to Diocese of Campo Mourão and Diocese of Toledo)

May 5, 1978: Restored as Diocese of Foz do Iguaçu from the Diocese of Toledo

Bishops of Foz do Iguaçu (Roman rite)

Bishop Dirceu Vegini (2010.20.10 - present)

Bishop Laurindo Guizzardi, C.S. (1982.02.12 – 2010.10.20)

Bishop Olívio Aurélio Fazza, S.V.D. (1978.05.05 – 2001.11.28)

Prelates of Foz do Iguaçu (Roman Rite)

Bishop Manoel Könner, S.V.D. (1947.12.13 – 1959.06.20)

Fr. Manoel Könner, S.V.D. (later Bishop) (Apostolic Administrator 1940.02.17 – 1947.12.13)

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