Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Florianópolis

Archdiocese of Florianópolis Archidioecesis Florianopolitanus
Location
Country	Brazil
Statistics
Area	7,862 km2 (3,036 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2006) 1,385,000 1,080,000 (78.0%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Cathedral	Catedral Metropolitana Nossa Senhora do Desterro
Current leadership
Bishop	Wilson Tadeu Jönck, S.C.I.

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Florianópolis (Latin: Archidioecesis Florianopolitanus) is an archdiocese located in the city of Florianópolis in Brazil.

History

• March 19, 1908: Established as Diocese of Santa Caterina from the Diocese of Curitiba
• January 17, 1927: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Florianópolis

Leadership

• Bishops of Santa Caterina (Latin Rite)
  • João Batista Becker (1908.05.03 – 1912.08.01)
  • Joaquim Domingues de Oliveira (1914.04.02 – 1927.01.17)
• Archbishops of Florianópolis (Latin Rite)
  • Joaquim Domingues de Oliveira (1927.01.17 – 1967.05.18)
  • Alfonso Niehues (1967.05.18 – 1991.01.23)
  • Eusébio Oscar Scheid, S.C.I. Dehonians (later Cardinal) (1991.01.23 – 2001.07.25)
  • Murilo Sebastião Ramos Krieger, S.C.J. (2002.02.20 – 2011.01.12)
  • Wilson Tadeu Jönck^[1], S.C.I. (28 September 2011 - )

Suffragan dioceses

• Diocese of Blumenau
• Diocese of Caçador
• Diocese of Chapecó
• Diocese of Criciúma
• Diocese of Joaçaba
• Diocese of Joinville
• Diocese of Lages
• Diocese of Rio do Sul
• Diocese of Tubarão

Source

• Giga-Catholic Information
• Catholic Hierarchy
• Archdiocese website (Portuguese)

1. ^ NOMINA DELL’ARCIVESCOVO METROPOLITA DI FLORIANÓPOLIS (BRASILE)