Diocese of Apucarana
| Diocese of Apucarana | |
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Country | Brazil |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Londrina |
| Diocesan bishop | Carlos José de Oliveira |
| founding | 1964 |
| surface | 9,326 km² |
| Parishes | 64 (2015 / AP 2016 ) |
| Residents | 527,000 (2015 / AP 2016 ) |
| Catholics | 399,000 (2015 / AP 2016 ) |
| proportion of | 75.7% |
| Diocesan priest | 73 (2015 / AP 2016 ) |
| Religious priest | 8 (2015 / AP 2016 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 4,926 |
| Permanent deacons | 103 (2015 / AP 2016 ) |
| Friars | 8 (2015 / AP 2016 ) |
| Religious sisters | 54 (2015 / AP 2016 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | Portuguese |
| cathedral | Catedral de Nossa Senhora de Lourdes |
| Website | http://www.diocesedeapucarana.com.br/ |
The Diocese of Apucarana (Latin Dioecesis Apucaranensis , Portuguese Diocese de Apucarana ) is in Brazil located Roman Catholic diocese based in Apucarana in the state of Paraná .
history
The diocese of Apucarana was on November 28, 1964 by Pope Paul VI. established with the Apostolic Constitution Munus apostolicum from cedings of the dioceses of Londrina and Campo Mourão . It was subordinated to the Archdiocese of Curitiba as a suffragan . On October 31, 1970, the diocese of Apucarana was subordinated to the Archdiocese of Londrina as a suffragan.
Bishops of Apucarana
Cathedral of Nossa Senhora de Lourdes in Apucarana
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- Romeu Alberti , 1965–1982, then Archbishop of Ribeirão Preto
- Domingos Gabriel Wisniewski CM , 1983-2005
- Luiz Vicente Bernetti OAD , 2005-2009
- Celso Antônio Marchiori , 2009–2017, then Bishop of São José dos Pinhais
- Carlos José de Oliveira , since 2018
See also
Web links
Commons : Diocese of Apucarana - Collection of images, videos and audio files
Individual evidence
- ↑ Paul VI: Const. Apost. Munus apostolicum , AAS 57 (1965), n.12, p. 829f.