Archdiocese of Cascavel
| Archdiocese of Cascavel | |
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Country | Brazil |
| Diocesan bishop | Mauro Aparecido dos Santos |
| Emeritus diocesan bishop | Lúcio Ignácio Baumgärtner |
| founding | 1978 |
| surface | 8,103 km² |
| Parishes | 40 (December 31, 2013 / AP2014 ) |
| Residents | 436,000 (December 31, 2013 / AP2014 ) |
| Catholics | 328,000 (December 31, 2013 / AP2014 ) |
| proportion of | 75.2% |
| Diocesan priest | 33 (December 31, 2013 / AP2014 ) |
| Religious priest | 35 (December 31, 2013 / AP2014 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 4,824 |
| Friars | 60 (December 31, 2013 / AP2014 ) |
| Religious sisters | 90 (31.12.2013 / AP2014 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | Portuguese |
| cathedral | Catedral Metropolitana Nossa Senhora Aparecida |
| Website | www.arquicascavel.org.br |
| Suffragan dioceses |
Diocese of Foz do Iguaçu Diocese of Palmas-Francisco Beltrão Diocese of Toledo |
The archdiocese of Cascavel ( lat. : Archidioecesis Cascavellensis ) is in Brazil located Roman Catholic Archdiocese based in Cascavel in the state of Paraná .
history
Pope Paul VI founded it on May 5, 1978 from cession of territory by the Diocese of Toledo and it was subordinated to the Archdiocese of Curitiba as a suffragan diocese.
With the Apostolic Constitution Maiori Christifidelium , it was elevated to the Metropolitan Archbishopric on October 16, 1979 .
Ordinaries
Bishop of Cascavel
- Armando Círio OSI (May 5, 1978– October 16, 1979)
Archbishops of Cascavel
- Armando Círio OSI (October 16, 1979– December 27, 1995)
- Lúcio Ignácio Baumgärtner (December 27, 1995– October 31, 2007)
- Mauro Aparecido dos Santos (since October 31, 2007)
See also
Web links
- Entry on Archdiocese of Cascavel on catholic-hierarchy.org
- Entry on Archdiocese of Cascavel on gcatholic.org (English)
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