Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Maringá

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

Archdiocese of Maringá

Archidioecesis Maringaënsis
Cathedral
Location
CountryBrazil
Statistics
Area6,294 km2 (2,430 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics (including non-members)
(as of 2004)
611,654
428,157 (70.0%)
Information
RiteLatin Rite
Established1 February 1956 (64 years ago)
CathedralCatedral Metropolitana Basílica Nossa Senhora da Glória
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
ArchbishopSeverino Clasen, OFM
Bishops emeritus
  • Anuar Battisti
Website
www.arquimaringa.org.br

History

  • February 1, 1956: Established as Diocese of Maringá from the Diocese of Jacarezinho
  • October 16, 1979: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Maringá

Leadership

Ordinaries

Bishops
  • Jaime Luiz Coelho (3 December 1956 – 16 October 1979 see below)
Archbishops
  • Jaime Luiz Coelho (see above 16 October 1979 – 7 May 1997)
  • Murilo Sebastião Ramos Krieger, S.C.J. (7 May 1997 – 20 February 2002), appointed, Archbishop of Florianópolis, Santa Catarina
  • João Braz de Aviz (17 July 2002 – 18 January 2004), appointed, Archbishop of Brasília, Distrito Federal; future Cardinal
  • Anuar Battisti (29 September 2004 – 20 November 2019)
  • Severino Clasen, O.F.M. (1 July 2020 – )

Other priests of this diocese who became bishops

  • Edmar Perón, appointed Auxiliary Bishop of São Paulo in 2009
  • Bruno Elizeu Versari, appointed Coadjutor Bishop of Campo Mourão, Parana in 2017

Suffragan dioceses

Sources


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