:''There is also a Diocese of Curitiba (and a Bishop of Curitiba) in the
Anglican Episcopal Church of Brazil.''
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Curitiba ( la, Archidioecesis Curitibensis) is a
Latin rite
Latin liturgical rites, or Western liturgical rites, are Catholic rites of public worship employed by the Latin Church, the largest particular church '' sui iuris'' of the Catholic Church, that originated in Europe where the Latin language once ...
Metropolitan
archdiocese in
Paraná, southern Brazil.
Its cathedral archiepiscopal see is a
Minor Basilica
In the Catholic Church, a basilica is a designation given by the Pope to a church building. Basilicas are distinguished for ceremonial purposes from other churches. The building need not be a basilica in the architectural sense (a rectangular ...
: Catedral Metropolitana Basílica Nossa Senhora da Luz dos Pinhais, dedicated to
Our Lady of the Candles, in
Curitiba.
History
* April 27, 1892: Established as Diocese of Curitiba / Curitiben(sis) (Latin), on territory split off from the then
Diocese of São Paulo (now Metropolitan)
* Lost territory on 1908.03.19 to establish the
Diocese of Santa Catarina
* Promoted on May 10, 1926 as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Curitiba / Curitiben(sis) (Latin), having lost territories to establish
Territorial Prelature of Foz do Iguaçu,
Diocese of Jacarezinho and
Diocese of Ponta Grossa (as a suffragan)
* Lost territories repeatedly to establish three more suffragan sees : on 1962.07.21
Diocese of Paranaguá, on 1976.12.03
Diocese of União da Vitória and on 2006.12.06
Diocese of São José dos Pinhais
In church governance, a diocese or bishopric is the ecclesiastical district under the jurisdiction of a bishop.
History
In the later organization of the Roman Empire, the increasingly subdivided provinces were administratively associate ...
* It enjoyed a
Papal visit
Papal travel outside Rome has been historically rare, and voluntary travel of the pope was non-existent for the first 500 years. Pope John Paul II (1978–2005) undertook more pastoral trips than all his predecessors combined. Pope Francis (2013 ...
from
Pope John Paul II
Pope John Paul II ( la, Ioannes Paulus II; it, Giovanni Paolo II; pl, Jan Paweł II; born Karol Józef Wojtyła ; 18 May 19202 April 2005) was the head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State from 1978 until his ...
in July 1980.
Statistics
As per 2014, it pastorally served 1,835,000 Catholics (71.6% of 2,562,464 total) on 5,751 km² in 135 parishes and 572 missions with 407 priests (100 diocesan, 307 religious), 70 deacons, 1,527 lay religious (614 brothers, 913 sisters) and 33 seminarians.
Ecclesiastical province
The Metropolitan has the following
suffragan sees :
*
Roman Catholic Diocese of Guarapuava
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Guarapuava ( la, Dioecesis Guarapuavensis) is a diocese located in the city of Guarapuava in the Ecclesiastical province of Curitiba in Brazil.
History
* December 16, 1965: Established as Diocese of Guarapuava from ...
*
Roman Catholic Diocese of Paranaguá
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Paranaguá ( la, Dioecesis Paranaguensis) 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 ...
, a daughter
*
Roman Catholic Diocese of Ponta Grossa
The Diocese of Ponta Grossa ( la, Dioecesis Ponta Grossa) is a territorial division of the Catholic Church in the state of Paraná (state), Paraná, Brazil. It was created in 1926 by Papal bull ''Quum in Dies Numerus'' of Pope Pius XI, with ''bul ...
, a daughter
*
Roman Catholic Diocese of São José dos Pinhais
The Diocese of São José dos Pinhais ( la, Dioecesis Sancti Iosephi Pinealensis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical jurisdiction or diocese of the Catholic Church in Brazil. It is a suffragan in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Ar ...
, a daughter
*
Roman Catholic Diocese of União da Vitória
The Diocese of União da Vitória ( la, Dioecesis Unionensis a Victoria) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical jurisdiction or diocese of the Catholic Church in Brazil. Its episcopal see is União da Vitória. The diocese is a suffragan diocese in the ...
, a daughter
Episcopal ordinaries, along with auxiliary bishops
(all
Roman rite)
Under each Ordinary is listed the auxiliary bishops whose tenure as such began during the tenure of such Ordinary.
;''Suffragan Bishops of Curitiba''
*
José de Camargo Barros
José is a predominantly Spanish and Portuguese form of the given name Joseph. While spelled alike, this name is pronounced differently in each language: Spanish ; Portuguese (or ).
In French, the name ''José'', pronounced , is an old vernacul ...
(1894.01.16 – 1903.11.09), next Bishop of
São Paulo
São Paulo (, ; Portuguese for ' Saint Paul') is the most populous city in Brazil, and is the capital of the state of São Paulo, the most populous and wealthiest Brazilian state, located in the country's Southeast Region. Listed by the Ga ...
(Brazil) (1903.11.09 – death 1906.08.04)
*
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Notable people with the name include:
*Leopoldo de' Medici (1617–1675), Italian cardinal and Governor of Si ...
, (1904.05.10 – 1906.12.18), next last Suffragan Bishop of
(his native) São Paulo
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, (see) promoted first Metropolitan Archbishop of
São Paulo
São Paulo (, ; Portuguese for ' Saint Paul') is the most populous city in Brazil, and is the capital of the state of São Paulo, the most populous and wealthiest Brazilian state, located in the country's Southeast Region. Listed by the Ga ...
(Brazil) (1908.06.07 – death 1938.11.13)
* João Francisco Braga (later Archbishop) (1907.10.27 – 1926.05.10 ''see below''), previously Bishop of
Niterói (Brazil) (1902.04.09 – 1907.10.27)
;''Metropolitan Archbishops of Curitiba''
*
João Francisco Braga (''see above'' 1926.05.10 – 1935.06.22), emeritate as
Titular Archbishop
A titular bishop in various churches is a bishop who is not in charge of a diocese.
By definition, a bishop is an "overseer" of a community of the faithful, so when a priest is ordained a bishop, the tradition of the Catholic, Eastern Orthodox an ...
of
Soteropolis
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(1935.06.22 – death 1937.10.13)
*
Ático Eusébio da Rocha (1935.12.16 – death 1950.04.11), previously Bishop of
Santa Maria(Brazil) (1922.10.27 – 1928.12.17), Bishop of
Cafelândia (Brazil) (1928.12.17 – 1935.12.16)
:BIOs TO ELABORATE
*
Manoel da Silveira d’Elboux (1950.08.19 – 1970.02.06)
**
Auxiliary Bishop: Inácio Krause (葛樂才), C.M. (1950 – 1963)
** Auxiliary Bishop: Gabriel Paulino Bueno Couto, O. Carm. (1954 – 1955), appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Taubaté, Sao Paulo
** Auxiliary Bishop: Jerônimo Mazzarotto (1957.04.29 – 1970.05.08)
** Auxiliary Bishop: Pedro Antônio Marchetti Fedalto (1966.05.30 – 1970.12.28), appointed Archbishop here
*
Pedro Antônio Marchetti Fedalto (1970.12.28 – 2004.05.19)
**
Auxiliary Bishop: Albano Bortoletto Cavallin (later Archbishop) (1973.06.14 – 1986.10.24), appointed Bishop of Guarapuava, Parana
** Auxiliary Bishop: Domingos Gabriel Wisniewski, C.M. (1975.06.27 – 1979.04.19), appointed Bishop of Cornélio Procópio, Parana
** Auxiliary Bishop: Ladislau Biernaski, C.M. (1979.04.19 – 2006.12.06), appointed Bishop of São José dos Pinhais, Parana
** Auxiliary Bishop: Sérgio Arthur Braschi (1998.02.18 – 2003.07.16), appointed Bishop of Ponta Grossa, Parana
*
Moacyr José Vitti,
Stigmatines
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(C.S.S.) (2004.05.19 – 2014.06.26)
**
Auxiliary Bishop:
Dirceu Vegini
Dirceu Vegini (14 April 1952 – 29 September 2018) was a Brazilian Roman Catholic bishop.
Vegini was born in Brazil and was ordained to the priesthood in 1984. He served as titular bishop of ''Putia in Byzacena'' and was auxiliary bishop of t ...
(2006.03.15 – 2010.10.20), appointed Bishop of Foz do Iguaçu, Parana
** Auxiliary Bishop: João Carlos Seneme, C.S.S. (2007.10.17 – 2013.06.26), appointed Bishop of Toledo, Parana
** Auxiliary Bishop: Rafael Biernaski (2010.02.10 – 2015.06.24), appointed Bishop of Blumenau, Santa Catarina
** Auxiliary Bishop: José Mário Scalon Angonese (2013.02.20 – 2017.05.31), appointed Bishop of Uruguaiana, Rio Grande do Sul
*
José Antônio Peruzzo
José Antônio Peruzzo (born 19 April 1960) is a Brazilian prelate of the Catholic Church who has been Archbishop of Curitiba since January 2015. He was Bishop of Palmas–Francisco Beltrão from 2005 to 2015.
Biography
José Antônio Peruzzo ...
(2015.01.07 – ...), previously Bishop of
Palmas–Francisco Beltrão (Brazil) (2005.08.24 – 2015.01.07)
**
Auxiliary Bishop : Francisco Cota de Oliveira (2017.06.07 – 2020.06.10), Titular Bishop of
Fiorentino
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Geography
It borders the San Marino municipalities Chiesanuova, San Marino, Borgo Maggiore, Faetano, and Mon ...
(2017.06.07 – 2020.06.10), appointed Bishop of Sete Lagoas, Minas Gerais
** Auxiliary Bishop: Amilton Manoel da Silva, C.P. (2017.06.07 – 2020.05.06), Titular Bishop of
Tusuros (2017.06.07 – 2020.05.06), appointed Bishop of Guarapuava
See also
*
List of Catholic dioceses in Brazil
Sources and external links
GCatholic.org, with Google map & satellite photo - data for all sectionsArchdiocese website (Portuguese)
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Roman Catholic dioceses in Brazil
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Roman Catholic ecclesiastical provinces in Brazil
Religious organizations established in 1892
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Organisations based in Curitiba