Roman Catholic Diocese of Jacarezinho

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Rite Latin Rite Bishop Fernando José Penteado Country Brazil		Pope Francis Area 13,369 km²

Population- Total- Catholics (as of 2006)437,000380,000 (87.0%) Established 10 May 1926 (90 years ago) Cathedral Catedral Nossa Senhora da Conceição e São Sebastião Ecclesiastical province Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Londrina

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

History

May 10, 1926: Established as Diocese of Jacarezinho from the Diocese of Curitiba

Bishops of Jacarezinho (Roman rite)

Bishop Fernando José Penteado (2000.07.05 – present)

Bishop Conrado Walter, S.A.C. (1991.08.10 – 2000.07.05)

Bishop Pedro Filipak (1962.02.08 – 1991.08.10)

Bishop Geraldo de Proença Sigaud, S.V.D. (later Archbishop) (1946.10.29 – 1960.12.20)

Bishop Ernesto de Paula (1941.11.22 – 1945.06.30)

Bishop Fernando Taddei, C.M. (1927.04.22 – 1940.01.09)

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