Girish Mahajan (Editor)

Roman Catholic Diocese of Paranaguá

Updated on
Edit
Like
Comment
Share on FacebookTweet on TwitterShare on LinkedInShare on Reddit
Metropolitan
  
Curitiba

Patron saint
  
Our Lady of the Rosary

Country
  
Brazil

Rite
  
Latin Rite

Area
  
12,992 km²

Population - Total - Catholics
  
(as of 2004) 386,041 263,830 (68.3%)

Established
  
21 July 1962 (54 years ago)

Cathedral
  
Catedral de Nossa Senhora do Santíssimo Rosário in Paranaguá

Ecclesiastical province
  
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Curitiba

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Paranaguá (Latin: Dioecesis Paranaguensis) is a diocese located in the city of Paranaguá in the Ecclesiastical province of Curitiba in Brazil.

Contents

History

  • July 21, 1962: Established as Diocese of Paranaguá from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Curitiba

    • Leadership

  • Bishops of Paranaguá (Roman rite)
  • Bishop Edmar Paron (2015.11.25 - Present)
  • Bishop João Alves dos Santos, O.F.M. Cap. (2006.08.02 – 2015.04.09)
  • Bishop Alfredo Ernest Novak, C.Ss.R. (1989.03.15 – 2006.08.02)
  • Bishop Bernardo José Nolker, C.Ss.R. (1963.01.07 – 1989.03.15)

    • References

    Roman Catholic Diocese of Paranaguá Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA