Diocese of São José dos Pinhais
| Diocese of São José dos Pinhais | |
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Country | Brazil |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Curitiba |
| Diocesan bishop | Celso Antônio Marchiori |
| founding | 2006 |
| surface | 7,186 km² |
| Parishes | 38 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| Residents | 842,879 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| Catholics | 665,478 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| proportion of | 79% |
| Diocesan priest | 26 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| Religious priest | 38 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 10,398 |
| Permanent deacons | 49 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| Friars | 82 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| Religious sisters | 102 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | Portuguese |
| cathedral | Catedral de São José dos Pinhais |
| Website | http://www.diocesesjp.org.br/ |
The Diocese of São José dos Pinhais ( Latin Dioecesis Sancti Joseph Pinealensis , Portuguese Diocese of Sao Jose dos Pinhais ) is in Brazil located Roman Catholic Diocese with headquarters in Sao Jose dos Pinhais in the State of Paraná .
history
The diocese of São José dos Pinhais was on December 6, 2006 by Pope Benedict XVI. established with the Apostolic Constitution Quo plenius from cessions of territory of the Archdiocese of Curitiba and subordinated to this as a suffragan .
Bishops of São José dos Pinhais
- Ladislau Biernaski CM , 2006–2012
- Francisco Carlos Bach , 2012–2017, then Bishop of Joinville
- Celso Antônio Marchiori , since 2017