Roman Catholic Diocese of Ponta Grossa

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Diocese of Ponta Grossa
*Dioecesis Ponta Grossa*
Statistics
Country:	Brazil
Metropolitan:	Curitiba
Rite:	Latin Rite
Area:	23,462 km²
Population: Total: Catholics:	643,339 (2004) 546,838 (85.0%)
Cathedral:	Catedral Sant’Ana
Ordinaries
Bishop:	Sérgio Arthur Braschi

The Diocese of Ponta Grossa is a territorial division of the Catholic Church in the state of Paraná, Brazil. It was created in 1926 by Papal bull Quum in Dies Numerus of Pope Pius XI, with bula Quum in numerus. It is a suffragan diocese of Archdiocese of Curitiba. The fifth and current Diocesan Bishop is Eminence Bishop Sergio Arthur Braschi. It is the richest Diocese of Parana, behind the 4 archdioceses.

[edit] Bishops

Antônio Mazarotto (1929 – 1965)
Geraldo Luis Claudio Micheleto Pellanda (1965 – 1991)
Murilo Sebastian Ramos Krieger (1991 – 1998)
Joao Braz de Aviz (1998 – 2003)
Sérgio Arthur Braschi (2003 – present)

It is the largest centre of vocations throughout the Paraná, responsible for 40% of all priests present in Parana.

[edit] 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.