Diocese of União da Vitória
| Diocese of União da Vitória | |
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Country | Brazil |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Curitiba |
| Diocesan bishop | Walter Jorge Pinto |
| Emeritus diocesan bishop | Walter Michael Ebejer OP |
| founding | 1976 |
| surface | 10,000 km² |
| Parishes | 25 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| Residents | 230,970 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| Catholics | 197,600 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| proportion of | 85.6% |
| Diocesan priest | 23 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| Religious priest | 13 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 5,489 |
| Permanent deacons | 8 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| Friars | 25 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| Religious sisters | 30 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | Portuguese |
| cathedral | Catedral Sagrado Coração de Jesus |
| Website | www.dioceseunivitoria.org.br |
The Diocese of União da Vitória ( Latin Dioecesis Unionensis a Victoria , Portuguese Diocese de União da Vitória ) is in Brazil located Roman Catholic diocese based in União da Vitória in the state of Paraná .
history
The diocese União da Vitória was on December 3, 1976 by Pope Paul VI. established with the Apostolic Constitution Qui divino from cessions of territory of the Archdiocese of Curitiba and the dioceses of Guarapuava and Ponta Grossa . It was subordinated to the Archdiocese of Curitiba as a suffragan .
Bishops of União da Vitória
- Walter Michael Ebejer OP , 1976-2007
- João Bosco Barbosa de Sousa OFM , 2007–2014, then Bishop of Osasco
- Agenor Girardi MSC , 2015-2018
- Walter Jorge Pinto , since 2019
See also
Web links
- Homepage of the Diocese of União da Vitória (Portuguese)
- Entry on the Diocese of União da Vitória on catholic-hierarchy.org (English)