Archdiocese of Florianópolis
| Archdiocese of Florianópolis | |
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Country | Brazil |
| Diocesan bishop | Wilson Tadeu Jönck SCJ |
| Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus | Vito Schlickmann |
| founding | 1908 |
| surface | 8,887 km² |
| Parishes | 70 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Residents | 1,587,000 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Catholics | 1,230,000 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| proportion of | 77.5% |
| Diocesan priest | 123 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Religious priest | 79 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 6,089 |
| Permanent deacons | 147 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Friars | 154 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Religious sisters | 388 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | Portuguese |
| Website | www.arquifln.org.br |
| Suffragan dioceses |
Blumenau Caçador Chapecó Criciúma Joaçaba Joinville Lages Rio do Sul Tubarão |
The Archdiocese of Florianópolis ( Latin Archidioecesis Florianopolitana , Portuguese Arquidiocese de Florianópolis ) is a Roman Catholic Archdiocese based in Florianópolis in the Brazilian state of Santa Catarina .
history
Pope Pius X established the diocese of Florianópolis, which was also known as the diocese of Santa Catarina, on March 19, 1908 from parts of the territory of the diocese of Curitiba and subordinated it to the archbishopric of Porto Alegre as a suffragan . On May 3 of the same year, the Pope appointed Johannes Baptist Becker from Germany as the first bishop . On January 17, 1927, Pope Pius XI. the diocese to the archbishopric and metropolitan seat .
Archbishops
- João Batista Becker (1908-1912)
- Joaquim Domingues de Oliveira (1914-1967)
- Alfonso Niehues (1967–1991)
- Eusébio Scheid SCJ (1991-2001)
- Murilo Sebastião Ramos Warrior SCJ (2002-2011)
- Wilson Tadeu Jönck SCJ (since 2011)
Web links
- Homepage of the Archdiocese of Florianópolis (Portuguese)
- Entry on Archdiocese of Florianópolis on catholic-hierarchy.org (English)
