Roman Catholic Diocese of São José dos Pinhais

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Rite Roman Rite Area 7,172 km² Bishop Francisco Carlos Bach		Pope Francis Country Brazil Metropolitan archbishop José Antônio Peruzzo

Population- Total- Catholics (as of 2010)725,000517,000 (71.3%) Established 6 December 2006 (10 years ago) Cathedral Cathedral of St Joseph in São José dos Pinhais Ecclesiastical province Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Curitiba

The Roman Catholic Diocese of São José dos Pinhais (Latin: Dioecesis Sancti Iosephi Pinealensis) is a diocese located in the city of São José dos Pinhais in the Ecclesiastical province of Curitiba in Brazil.

History

6 December 2006: Established as Diocese of São José dos Pinhais from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Curitiba

Ladislau Biernaski, C.M. (6 December 2006 – 13 February 2012)

Francisco Carlos Bach (3 October 2012 – present)

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