The Diocese of Ponta Grossa () is a territorial division of the

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in the state of

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, Brazil. It was created in 1926 by

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''Quum in Dies Numerus'' of

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, with ''bula Quum in numerus''. It is a suffragan diocese of Archdiocese of Curitiba. The fifth and current Diocesan Bishop is Bishop Sergio Arthur Braschi.

Bishops

* Antônio Mazzarotto (1929 – 1965) *Geraldo Luis Claudio Micheleto Pellanda, C.P. (1965 – 1991) * Murilo Sebastian Ramos Krieger, S.C.I. (1991 – 1998), appointed Archbishop of Maringá, Parana * Joao Braz de Aviz (1998 – 2003), appointed Archbishop of Maringá, Parana; future Cardinal *Sérgio Arthur Braschi (2003 – present) It is the largest centre of vocations throughout the Paraná, responsible for 40% of all priests present in Parana.

Coadjutor bishop

* Geraldo Claudio Luiz Micheletto Pellanda, C.P. (1960-1965)

Auxiliary bishops

* Getúlio Teixeira Guimarães, S.V.D. (1980-1984), appointed Bishop of Cornélio Procópio, Parana *

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, D.C. (1986-1991), appointed Bishop of Corumbá, Mato Grosso do Sul

Other priests of this diocese who became bishops

Francisco Carlos Bach Francisco is the Spanish and Portuguese form of the masculine given name ''Franciscus''. Meaning of the name Francisco In Spanish, people with the name Francisco are sometimes nicknamed " Paco". San Francisco de Asís was known as ''Pater Comm ...

, appointed Bishop of Toledo, Parana in 2005 *

Mário Spaki Mário Spaki (born 14 December 1971) is a Brazilian prelate of the Catholic Church who has been Roman Catholic Diocese of Paranavaí, Bishop of Paranavaí since July 2018. Biography Mário Spaki was born on 14 December 1971 in Irati, Paraná, Irat ...

, appointed Bishop of Paranavaí, Parana in 2018

Cities

The Diocese of Ponta Grossa is composed of 13 cities: Carambeí, Castro, Imbituva, Ipiranga, Ponta Grossa, Telêmaco Borba, Ortigueira, Reserva, Tibagi, Ivaí, Piraí do Sul, Teixeira Soares, Fernandes Pinheiro, Ventania, Irati, Guamiranga, and Imbaú.

References

* * Wikipedia: Diocese de Ponta Grossa
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Diocese Website

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