Roman Catholic Diocese of Paranaguá
- Roman Catholic Diocese of Paranaguá
Infobox Diocese| jurisdiction=Diocese
name= Paranaguá
latin= Dioecesis Paranaguensis
country= Brazil| metropolitan= Curitiba
rite=Latin Rite
cathedral = Catedral Nossa Senhora do Rosário
cocathedral =
area= 12,992
population= 386,041
population_as_of= 2004
catholics= 263,830
catholics_percent= 68.3
bishop= João Alves dos Santos, O.F.M. Cap.
coadjutor =
auxiliary_bishops =
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Paranaguá {Latin: " Paranaguen(sis)"} is a diocese located in the city of Paranaguá in the Ecclesiastical province of Curitiba in Brazil.
History
* July 21, 1962: Established as Diocese of Paranaguá from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Curitiba
Leadership
* Bishops of Paranaguá (Roman rite)
** Bishop João Alves dos Santos, O.F.M. Cap. (2006.08.02 – present)
** 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
* [http://www.gcatholic.com/dioceses/diocese/para5.htm Giga-Catholic Information]
* [http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dprua.html Catholic Hierarchy]
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