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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

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Population - Total - Catholics
  
(as of 2010) 725,000 517,000 (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.

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History

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

    • Ordinaries

  • Ladislau Biernaski, C.M. (6 December 2006 – 13 February 2012)
  • Francisco Carlos Bach (3 October 2012 – present)

    • References

    Roman Catholic Diocese of São José dos Pinhais Wikipedia
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