Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Florianópolis explained

Jurisdiction:	Archdiocese
Florianópolis
Latin:	Archidioecesis Florianopolitanus
Local:	Arquidiocese de Florianópolis
Province:	Florianópolis
Rite:	Latin Rite
Established:	19 March 1908 (years ago)
Cathedral:	Cathedral of Our Lady of Exile in Florianópolis
Area Km2:	7,862
Population:	1,385,000
Population As Of:	2006
Catholics:	1,080,000
Catholics Percent:	78.0
Metro Archbishop:	Wilson Tadeu Jönck, S.C.I.
Bishop Title:	Archbishop
Map:	File:Arquidiocese de Florianópolis.svg

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Florianópolis (Latin: Archidioecesis Florianopolitanus) is an archdiocese located in the city of Florianópolis in Brazil.

History

• March 19, 1908: Established as Diocese of Santa Caterina from the Diocese of Curitiba
• January 17, 1927: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Florianópolis

Bishops

Ordinaries

• Bishops of Santa Caterina (Latin Rite)
  • João Batista Becker (1908.05.03 – 1912.08.01), appointed Archbishop of Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul
  • João Borges Quintão, C.M. (1913), did not take effect
  • Joaquim Domingues de Oliveira (1914.04.02 – 1927.01.17)
• Archbishops of Florianópolis (Latin Rite)
  • Joaquim Domingues de Oliveira (1927.01.17 – 1967.05.18)
  • Alfonso Niehues (1967.05.18 – 1991.01.23)
  • Eusébio Oscar Scheid, S.C.I. Dehonians (1991.01.23 – 2001.07.25), appointed Archbishop of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro (Cardinal in 2003)
  • Murilo Sebastião Ramos Krieger, S.C.J. (2002.02.20 – 2011.01.12), appointed Archbishop of São Salvador da Bahia
  • Wilson Tadeu Jönck,^[1] S.C.I. (28 September 2011 -)

Coadjutor archbishops

• Félix César da Cunha Vasconcellos, O.F.M. (1957-1965), did not succeed to see; appointed Archbishop of Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo
• Alfonso Niehues (1965-1967)

Auxiliary bishops

• Murilo Sebastião Ramos Krieger, S.C.I. (1985-1991), appointed Archbishop here
• Vito Schlickmann (1995-2004)
• Giuseppe (José) Negri, P.I.M.E. (2005-2009), appointed Bishop of Blumenau, Santa Catarina

Other priests of this diocese who became bishops

• Jaime de Barros Câmara, appointed Bishop of Mossoró, Rio Grande do Norte in 1935; future Cardinal
• Wilson Laus Schmidt, appointed Auxiliary Bishop of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro in 1957
• Manoel João Francisco, appointed Bishop of Chapecó, Santa Catarina in 1998
• Augustinho Petry, appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Brazil, Military in 2000
• João Francisco Salm, appointed Bishop of Tubarão, Santa Catarina in 2012

Suffragan dioceses

• Diocese of Blumenau
• Diocese of Caçador
• Diocese of Chapecó
• Diocese of Criciúma
• Diocese of Joaçaba
• Diocese of Joinville
• Diocese of Lages
• Diocese of Rio do Sul
• Diocese of Tubarão

Sources

• GCatholic.org
• Catholic Hierarchy
• Archdiocese website (Portuguese)

1. http://press.catholica.va/news_services/bulletin/news/28118.php?index=28118&po_date=28.09.2011&lang=en NOMINA DELL’ARCIVESCOVO METROPOLITA DI FLORIANÓPOLIS (BRASILE)

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