Joinville diocese
| Joinville diocese | |
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Country | Brazil |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Florianópolis |
| Diocesan bishop | Francisco Carlos Bach |
| founding | 1927 |
| surface | 9,508 km² |
| Parishes | 64 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Residents | 1,183,672 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Catholics | 769,386 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| proportion of | 65% |
| Diocesan priest | 75 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Religious priest | 34 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 7,059 |
| Permanent deacons | 65 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Friars | 72 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Religious sisters | 144 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | Portuguese |
| cathedral | São Francisco Xavier Cathedral |
| Website | www.diocesejoinville.com.br |
The diocese of Joinville ( Latin Dioecesis Ioinvillensis , Portuguese Diocese de Joinville ) is in Brazil located Roman Catholic diocese , based in Joinville in the state of Santa Catarina .
history
The diocese of Joinville was on January 17, 1927 by Pope Pius XI. established with the Apostolic Constitution Inter praecipuas from cessions of territory of the Archdiocese of Florianópolis and subordinated to this as a suffragan . On November 23, 1968, the diocese of Joinville gave parts of its territory to the establishment of the diocese of Rio do Sul . Another assignment of territory took place on April 19, 2000 to establish the diocese of Blumenau .
Bishops of Joinville
- Pio de Freitas Silveira CM , 1929-1955
- Gregório Warmeling , 1957-1994
- Orlando Brandes , 1994–2006, then Archbishop of Londrina
- Irineu Roque Scherer , 2007-2016
- Francisco Carlos Bach , since 2017
See also
Web links
- Homepage of the Diocese of Joinville (Portuguese)
- Entry on the Joinville diocese on catholic-hierarchy.org (English)