Archdiocese of Curitiba
| Archdiocese of Curitiba | |
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Country | Brazil |
| Diocesan bishop | José Antônio Peruzzo |
| Emeritus diocesan bishop | Pedro Antônio Marchetti Fedalto |
| founding | 1892 |
| surface | 5,751 km² |
| Parishes | 134 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Residents | 2,605,000 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Catholics | 1,866,000 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| proportion of | 71.6% |
| Diocesan priest | 98 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Religious priest | 310 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 4,574 |
| Permanent deacons | 87 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Friars | 613 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Religious sisters | 914 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | Portuguese |
| cathedral | Catedral Basílica N. Sra da Luz dos Pinhais |
| Website | Archdiocese of Curitiba |
| Suffragan dioceses |
Diocese of Guarapuava Diocese of Paranaguá Diocese of Ponta Grossa Diocese of São José dos Pinhais Diocese of União da Vitória |
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Curitiba ( Latin Archidioecesis Curitibensis , Portuguese Arquidiocese de Curitiba ) is an in Brazil located Roman Catholic Metropolitan diocese , based in Curitiba in the state of Paraná .
history
The diocese of Curitiba was founded on April 27, 1892 by Pope Leo XIII. Erected from cession of territory by the Archdiocese of São Paulo . The first bishop was José de Camargo Barros in January 1894 . On May 10, 1926, Pope Pius XI. the elevation to an archdiocese .
The suffragan dioceses of Ponta Grossa (1926), Paranaguá diocese (1962), Guarapuava (1965), União da Vitória (1976) and São José dos Pinhais (2006) were established. The Eparchy of São João Batista em Curitiba of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church , founded in 1926, was also subordinated to a suffragan, but left the ecclesiastical province on May 12, 2014 when it was elevated to the status of an archepary.
Ordinaries
- José de Camargo Barros (1894–1903), later Bishop of São Paulo
- Leopoldo Duarte e Silva Paulista (1904–1906), later Archbishop of São Paulo
- João Francisco Braga (1907-1935)
- Ático Eusébio da Rocha (1935–1950)
- Manuel da Silveira d'Elboux (1950–1970)
- Pedro Antônio Marchetti Fedalto (1970-2004)
- Moacyr José Vitti CSS (2004-2014)
- José Antônio Peruzzo (since 2014)
