Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Curitiba explained

There is also a Diocese of Curitiba (and a Bishop of Curitiba) in the Anglican Episcopal Church of Brazil.

Jurisdiction:Archdiocese
Curitiba
Latin:Archidioecesis Curitibensis
Local:Arquidiocese de Curitiba
Coat:Brasão Arquidiocesano sem fundo.jpg
Province:Curitiba
Rite:Latin Rite
Established:27 April 1892 (years ago)
Cathedral:Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Light in Curitiba
Area Km2:5,528
Population:2,262,347
Population As Of:2006
Catholics:1,480,046
Catholics Percent:65.4
Metro Archbishop:José Antônio Peruzzo
Bishop Title:Archbishop
Emeritus Bishops:Pedro Antônio Marchetti Fedalto Archbishop Emeritus

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Curitiba (Latin: Archidioecesis Curitibensis) is a Latin Rite Metropolitan archdiocese in Paraná, southern Brazil.

Its cathedral archiepiscopal see is a Minor Basilica: Catedral Metropolitana Basílica Nossa Senhora da Luz dos Pinhais, dedicated to Our Lady of the Candles, in Curitiba.

History

Statistics

As per 2014, it pastorally served 1,835,000 Catholics (71.6% of 2,562,464 total) on 5,751 km2 in 135 parishes and 572 missions with 407 priests (100 diocesan, 307 religious), 70 deacons, 1,527 lay religious (614 brothers, 913 sisters) and 33 seminarians.

Ecclesiastical province

The Metropolitan has the following suffragan sees :

Episcopal ordinaries, along with auxiliary bishops

(all Roman rite)

Under each Ordinary is listed the auxiliary bishops whose tenure as such began during the tenure of such Ordinary.

Suffragan Bishops of Curitiba
Metropolitan Archbishops of Curitiba

BIOs TO ELABORATE

See also

Sources and external links

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