Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Curitiba
- There is also a Diocese of Curitiba (and a Bishop of Curitiba) in the Anglican Episcopal Church of Brazil.
| Archdiocese of Curitiba Archidioecesis Curitibensis Arquidiocese de Curitiba | |
|---|---|
 Metropolitan Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Light of Pinhais | |
| Location | |
| Country |
 Brazil |
| Ecclesiastical province | Curitiba |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 5,528 km2 (2,134 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics |
(as of 2006) 2,262,347 1,480,046 (65.4%) |
| Information | |
| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Established | 27 April 1892 (125 years ago) |
| Cathedral | Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Light in Curitiba |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | José Antônio Peruzzo |
| Auxiliary Bishops | José Mário Angonese |
| Emeritus Bishops | Pedro Antônio Marchetti Fedalto Archbishop Emeritus |
| Website | |
| Website of the Archdiocese | |
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Curitiba (Latin: Archidioecesis Curitibensis) is a Latin rite Metropolitan archdiocese in Paraná, southern Brazil.
Its cathedral archiepiscopal see is a Minor Basilica: 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
- It enjoyed a Papal visit from Pope John Paul II 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
- Roman Catholic Diocese of Paranaguá, a daughter
- Roman Catholic Diocese of Ponta Grossa, a daughter
- Roman Catholic Diocese of São José dos Pinhais, a daughter
- Roman Catholic Diocese of União da Vitória, a daughter
Episcopal Ordinaries
(all Roman rite)
- Suffragan Bishops of Curitiba
- José de Camargo Barros (1894.01.16 – 1903.11.09), next Bishop of São Paulo (Brazil) (1903.11.09 – death 1906.08.04)
- Leopoldo Duarte e Silva, (1904.05.10 – 1906.12.18), next last Suffragan Bishop of (his native) São Paulo, (see) promoted first Metropolitan Archbishop of São Paulo (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 of Soteropolis (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)
- Auxiliary Bishop: Jerônimo Mazzarotto (1957.04.29 – 1970.05.08)
- Auxiliary Bishop: Pedro Antônio Marchetti Fedalto (later Archbishop) (1966.05.30 – 1970.12.28)
- Pedro Antônio Marchetti Fedalto (1970.12.28 – 2004.05.19)
- Auxiliary Bishop: Albano Bortoletto Cavallin (later Archbishop) (1973.06.14 – 1986.10.24)
- Auxiliary Bishop: Domingos Gabriel Wisniewski, C.M. (1975.06.27 – 1979.04.19)
- Auxiliary Bishop: Ladislau Biernaski, C.M. (1979.04.19 – 2006.12.06)
- Auxiliary Bishop: Sérgio Arthur Braschi (1998.02.18 – 2003.07.16)
- Moacyr José Vitti, Stigmatines (C.S.S.) (2004.05.19 – 2014.06.26)
- Auxiliary Bishop: Dirceu Vegini (2006.03.15 – 2010.10.20)
- Auxiliary Bishop: João Carlos Seneme, C.S.S. (2007.10.17 – 2013.06.26)
- Auxiliary Bishop: Rafael Biernaski (2010.02.10 – 2015.06.24)
- Auxiliary Bishop: José Mário Scalon Angonese (2013.02.20 – 2017.05.31)
- José Antônio Peruzzo (2015.01.07 – ...), previously Bishop of Palmas–Francisco Beltrão (Brazil) (2005.08.24 – 2015.01.07)
- Auxiliary Bishop : Bishop-elect Francisco Cota de Oliveira (2017.06.07 – ...), Titular Bishop of Fiorentino (2017.06.07 – ...)
- Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop-elect Amilton Manoel da Silva, C.P. (2017.06.07 – ...), Titular Bishop of Tusuros (2017.06.07 – ...)
See also
Sources and external links
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Wikisource has the text of a 1913 Catholic Encyclopedia article about Diocese of Curityba do Parana. |
- GCatholic.org, with Google map & satellite photo - data for all sections
- Archdiocese website (Portuguese)
- Catholic Hierarchy
Coordinates: 25°28′07″S 49°15′20″W / 25.46861°S 49.25556°W
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