Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Curitiba

Last updated • 4 min readFrom Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia
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 2 Curitiba Brasil.jpg
Metropolitan Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Light of Pinhais
Brasao Arquidiocesano sem fundo.jpg
Coat of arms
Location
CountryFlag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
Ecclesiastical province Curitiba
Statistics
Area5,528 km2 (2,134 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2006)
2,262,347
1,480,046 (65.4%)
Information
Rite Latin Rite
Established27 April 1892 (132 years ago)
Cathedral Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Light in Curitiba
Current leadership
Pope Francis
Metropolitan Archbishop José Antônio Peruzzo
Bishops emeritusPedro Antônio Marchetti Fedalto Archbishop Emeritus
Website
Official website

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Curitiba (Latin : Archidioecesis Curitibensis) is a Latin Rite Metropolitan archdiocese in Paraná, southern Brazil.

Contents

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

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 :

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
Metropolitan Archbishops of Curitiba
BIOs TO ELABORATE

See also

    25°28′07″S49°15′20″W / 25.46861°S 49.25556°W / -25.46861; -49.25556

    Related Research Articles

    <span class="mw-page-title-main">Midès</span> Oasis in Tunisia

    Midès is a mountain oasis in Tunisia. As Ancient Mades, it was a bishopric and remains a Latin Catholic titular see.

    <span class="mw-page-title-main">Roman Catholic Archdiocese of São Paulo</span> Catholic ecclesiastical territory

    The Archdiocese of São Paulo is a Latin Metropolitan Archbishopric of the Roman Catholic Church in Brazil.

    <span class="mw-page-title-main">Roman Catholic Diocese of Ponta Grossa</span> Catholic ecclesiastical territory

    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 Bishop Sergio Arthur Braschi.

    <span class="mw-page-title-main">Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Aracaju</span> Catholic ecclesiastical territory

    The Roman Catholic Metropolitan Archdiocese of Aracaju is a Latin Metropolitan archdiocese in the State of Sergipe, northeastern Brazil. Its cathedral archiepiscopal see is Our Lady of the Conception Cathedral, dedicated to Our Lady of Immaculate Conception, in the city of Aracaju. Two World Heritage Sites are owned by the Archdiocese in São Cristóvão, Sergipe: the Misericórdia Hospital and Church and the Church and Convent of Santa Cruz, also known as the Church and Convent of Saint Francis.

    <span class="mw-page-title-main">Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Londrina</span> Latin Catholic territory in Brazil

    The Archdiocese of Londrina is a Latin Church ecclesiastical jurisdiction or archdiocese of the Catholic Church in Paraná state, southern Brazil.

    <span class="mw-page-title-main">Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Niterói</span> Latin Catholic territory in Brazil

    The Archdiocese of Niteroi (Nictheroy) (Latin: Archidioecesis Nictheroyensis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or archdiocese of the Catholic Church in the city of Niterói in Rio de Janeiro state, southeast Brazil. It is a metropolitan see.

    <span class="mw-page-title-main">Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Olinda e Recife</span> Catholic ecclesiastical territory

    The Metropolitan Archdiocese of Olinda and Recife is a Latin metropolitan archdiocese in northeast Brazil's Pernambuco state.

    <span class="mw-page-title-main">Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Paraíba</span> Catholic ecclesiastical territory

    The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Paraíba is a Latin Metropolitan archdiocese, named after the city of João Pessoa, which used to be named Paraíba, in southeastern Brazil.

    <span class="mw-page-title-main">Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Ribeirão Preto</span> Catholic ecclesiastical territory

    The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Ribeirão Preto is an archdiocese located in the city of Ribeirão Preto in Brazil.

    <span class="mw-page-title-main">Roman Catholic Archdiocese of São Luís do Maranhão</span> Catholic ecclesiastical territory

    The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of São Luís do Maranhão is a Latin archdiocese in Brazil.

    <span class="mw-page-title-main">Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Vitória</span> Catholic ecclesiastical territory

    The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Vitória is an archdiocese located in the city of Vitória in Brazil.

    <span class="mw-page-title-main">Roman Catholic Diocese of Guarapuava</span> Catholic ecclesiastical territory

    The Roman Catholic Diocese of Guarapuava is a diocese located in the city of Guarapuava in the ecclesiastical province of Curitiba in Brazil.

    <span class="mw-page-title-main">Roman Catholic Diocese of São José dos Pinhais</span> Latin Catholic diocese in Brazil

    The Diocese of São José dos Pinhais 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 Archdiocese of Curitiba.

    <span class="mw-page-title-main">Roman Catholic Diocese of União da Vitória</span> Latin Catholic jurisdiction in Brazil

    The Diocese of União da Vitória 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 ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdicoese Curitiba.

    <span class="mw-page-title-main">Roman Catholic Diocese of Joinville</span> Catholic ecclesiastical territory

    The Roman Catholic Diocese of Joinville is a suffragan Latin diocese in the ecclesiastical province of the Metropolitan of Florianópolis in Santa Catarina state, southern Brazil.

    <span class="mw-page-title-main">Roman Catholic Diocese of Apucarana</span> Catholic ecclesiastical territory

    The Roman Catholic Diocese of Apucarana is a diocese located in the city of Apucarana in the ecclesiastical province of Londrina in Brazil.

    <span class="mw-page-title-main">Roman Catholic Diocese of Campo Mourão</span> Catholic ecclesiastical territory

    The Roman Catholic Diocese of Campo Mourão is a suffragan Latin diocese in the ecclesiastical province of the Metropolitan of Maringá in Paraná state, southern Brazil.

    <span class="mw-page-title-main">Roman Catholic Diocese of Jaboticabal</span> Catholic ecclesiastical territory

    The Roman Catholic Diocese of Jaboticabal is a diocese located in the city of Jaboticabal in the ecclesiastical province of Ribeirão Preto in Brazil.

    <span class="mw-page-title-main">Valdomiro Koubetch</span>

    Valdomiro Koubetch, O.S.B.M. is the Archbishop-Metropolitan of the Ukrainian Catholic Archeparchy of São João Batista em Curitiba.