Diocese of Blumenau
| Diocese of Blumenau | |
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Country | Brazil |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Florianópolis |
| Diocesan bishop | Rafael Biernaski |
| founding | 2000 |
| surface | 3,835 km² |
| Parishes | 40 (2015 / AP 2016 ) |
| Residents | 686,978 (2015 / AP 2016 ) |
| Catholics | 470.502 (2015 / AP 2016 ) |
| proportion of | 68.5% |
| Diocesan priest | 57 (2015 / AP 2016 ) |
| Religious priest | 14 (2015 / AP 2016 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 6,627 |
| Permanent deacons | 53 (2015 / AP 2016 ) |
| Friars | 15 (2015 / AP 2016 ) |
| Religious sisters | 40 (2015 / AP 2016 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | Portuguese |
| cathedral | São Paulo Apóstolo |
| address | Rua 15 de Novembro, s / n, 89010-003 |
| Website | official page |
The diocese of Blumenau ( Latin Dioecesis Florumpratensis , Portuguese Diocese de Blumenau ) is a Roman Catholic diocese based in Blumenau in the Brazilian state of Santa Catarina .
On April 19, 2000, the diocese of Blumenau was founded from areas of the Archdiocese of Florianópolis and the dioceses of Joinville and Rio do Sul. The first bishop was the auxiliary bishop of São Paulo, Angélico Sândalo Bernardino PIME .
List of the bishops of Blumenau
| Surname | from | to |
|---|---|---|
| Angélico Sândalo Bernardino PIME | April 19, 2000 | February 18, 2009 |
| Giuseppe Negri PIME | February 18, 2009 | October 29, 2014 |
| Rafael Biernaski | June 24, 2015 |
Web links
- Official website of the diocese (Portuguese)
- Entry for the diocese of Blumenau on catholic-hierarchy.org (English)
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