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Roman Catholic Diocese of Paranavaí

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Rite
  
Latin Rite

Bishop
  
Geremias Steinmetz

Country
  
Brazil

Pope
  
Francis

Area
  
8,699 km²

Population- Total- Catholics
  
(as of 2004)237,071201,510 (85.0%)

Established
  
20 January 1968 (49 years ago)

Cathedral
  
Catedral Maria Mãe da Igreja

Ecclesiastical province
  
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Maringá

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Paranavaí (Latin: Dioecesis Paranavaiensis) is a diocese located in the city of Paranavaí in the Ecclesiastical province of Maringá in Brazil.

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History

  • 20 January 1968: Established as Diocese of Paranavaí from the Diocese of Maringá by the Bishop Jaime Luiz Coelho.

    • Leadership

  • Bishops of Paranavaí (Roman rite)
  • Benjamin de Souza Gomes † (11 March 1968 - 12 October 1985) Retired
  • Rubens Augusto de Souza Espínola (12 October 1985 - 3 December 2003) Retired
  • Sérgio Aparecido Colombo (3 December 2003 - 16 September 2009) appointed, Bishop of Bragança Paulista, São Paulo
  • Geremias Steinmetz (5 January 2011 - present)

    • References

    Roman Catholic Diocese of Paranavaí Wikipedia
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