Roman Catholic Diocese of União da Vitória
- Roman Catholic Diocese of União da Vitória
Infobox Diocese| jurisdiction=Diocese
name= União da Vitória
latin= Dioecesis Unionensis a Victoria
country= Brazil| metropolitan=Curitiba
rite=Latin Rite
cathedral = Catedral Sagrado Coração de Jesus
cocathedral =
area= 10,009
population= 283,000
population_as_of= 2004
catholics= 243,000
catholics_percent= 85.9
bishop= João Bosco Barbosa de Sousa
coadjutor =
auxiliary_bishops =
The Roman Catholic Diocese of União da Vitória {Latin: " Unionen(sis) a Victoria"} is a diocese located in the city of União da Vitória in the Ecclesiastical province of Curitiba in Brazil.
History
* December 3, 1976: Established as Diocese of União da Vitória from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Curitiba, Diocese of Guarapuava and Diocese of Ponta Grossa
Leadership
* Bishops of União da Vitória (Roman rite)
** Bishop João Bosco Barbosa de Sousa (2007.01.03 – present)
** Bishop Walter Michael Ebejer, O.P. (1976.12.03 – 2007.01.03)
References
* [http://www.gcatholic.com/dioceses/diocese/unia0.htm Giga-Catholic Information]
* [http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dundv.html Catholic Hierarchy]
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