Roman Catholic Diocese of Apucarana

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Apucarana (Latin: Dioecesis Apucaranensis) is a diocese located in the city of Apucarana in the Ecclesiastical province of Londrina in Brazil.

Diocese of Apucarana

Dioecesis Apucaranensis
Cathedral of Our Lady of Lourdes
Location
Country Brazil
Ecclesiastical provinceLondrina
Statistics
Area8,655 km2 (3,342 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics (including non-members)
(as of 2006)
476,000
366,020 (76.9%)
Information
RiteLatin Rite
Established28 November 1964 (56 years ago)
CathedralCatedral de Nossa Senhora de Lourdes
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopCarlos José de Oliveira
Metropolitan ArchbishopGeremias Steinmetz
Website
www.diocesedeapucarana.com.br

History

  • November 28, 1964: Established as Diocese of Apucarana from the Diocese of Campo Mourão and Diocese of Londrina

Bishops

  • Bishops of Apucarana (Latin Rite)
    • Romeu Alberti (1965.02.22 – 1982.06.03), appointed Archbishop of Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, Brazil
    • Domingos Gabriel Wisniewski, C.M. (1983.05.17 – 2005.02.02)
    • Luiz Vicente Bernetti, O.A.D. (2005.02.02 – 2009.07.08)
    • Celso Antonio Marchiori (2009.07.08 - 2017.12.13), appointed Bishop of São José dos Pinhais, Parana
    • Carlos José de Oliveira (12.12.2018–present)

Other priests of this diocese who became bishops

  • João Braz de Aviz, appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Vitória, Espirito Santo in 1994; future Cardinal
  • Dirceu Vegini, appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Curitiba, Parana in 2006

References


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