Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cascavel

Metropolitan Archdiocese of Cascavel Archidioecesis Metropolitae Cascavellensis Arquidiocese Metropolitano de Cascavel
Metropolitan Cathedral of Our Lady of Apparition
Coat of arms
Location
Country	Brazil
Coordinates	24°57′49″S53°27′24″W / 24.96361°S 53.45667°W / -24.96361; -53.45667
Statistics
Area	8,103 km2 (3,129 sq mi)
Population Total Catholics	(as of 2006) 390,000 292,000 (74.9%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Established	5 May 1978 (47 years ago)
Cathedral	Our Lady of Apparition Cathedral in Cascavel
Current leadership
Pope	Leo XIV
Archbishop	Dom. José Mário Scalon Angonese [1]
Metropolitan Archbishop	Dom. José Mário Scalon Angonese [2]
Auxiliary Bishops	Aparecido Donizete de Souza
Bishops emeritus	Dom. Adelar Baruffi
Website
www.arquicascavel.org.br

The Roman Catholic Metropolitan Archdiocese of Cascavel (Latin : Archidioecesis Metropolitae Cascavellensis) is an archdiocese located in the city of Cascavel in Brazil.

History

The Diocese of Cascavel was founded on May 5, 1978 from territory of the Diocese of Toledo. On October 16, 1979, Cascavel was promoted to the status of Metropolitan Archdiocese.^{[ citation needed ]}

Leadership

• Bishops of Cascavel
  • Armando Círio, O.S.I. (later Archbishop) (1978.05.05 – 1979.10.16)
• Archbishops of Cascavel
  • Armando Círio, O.S.I. (1979.10.16 – 1995.12.27)
  • Lúcio Ignácio Baumgaertner (1995.12.27 – 2007.10.31)
  • Mauro Aparecido dos Santos (2007.10.31 – 2021.03.11)
  • Adelar Baruffi (2021.09.22 – 2024.02.12) ^[3]
  • Dom. José Mário Scalon Angonese (02.05.2024 - ...) ^{[4] [5]}
• Other priests of this diocese who became bishops
  • José Antônio Peruzzo, appointed Bishop of Palmas-Francisco Beltrão, Parana in 2005
  • Nélio Domingos Zortea, appointed Bishop of Jataí, Goias in 2015

Suffragan dioceses

• Diocese of Foz do Iguaçu
• Diocese of Palmas–Francisco Beltrão
• Diocese of Toledo

References

1. "Rinunce e nomine".
2. "Resignations and Appointments".
3. "Resignations and Appointments". press.vatican.va. Retrieved 2024-02-14.
4. "Rinunce e nomine".
5. "Resignations and Appointments".

External links

• GCatholic.org
• Catholic Hierarchy
• Archdiocese website