Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cascavel
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
Metropolitan Archdiocese of Cascavel Archidioecesis Metropolitae Cascavellensis Arquidiocese Metropolitano de Cascavel | |
|---|---|
 Metropolitan Cathedral of Our Lady of Apparition | |
| Location | |
| Country |  Brazil |
| Coordinates | 24°57′49″S 53°27′24″W / 24.96361°S 53.45667°W |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 8,103 km2 (3,129 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2006) 390,000 292,000 (74.9%) |
| Information | |
| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Established | 5 May 1978 (46 years ago) |
| Cathedral | Our Lady of Apparition Cathedral in Cascavel |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Archbishop | Dom. José Mário Scalon Angonese[1] |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Dom. José Mário Scalon Angonese[2] |
| Auxiliary Bishops | Aparecido Donizete de Souza |
| Bishops emeritus | Dom. Adelar Baruffi |
| Website | |
| www | |
The Roman Catholic Metropolitan Archdiocese of Cascavel (Latin: Archidioecesis Metropolitae Cascavellensis) is an archdiocese located in the city of Cascavel in Brazil.
History
The Diocese of Cascavel was founded on May 5, 1978 from territory of the Diocese of Toledo. On October 16, 1979, Cascavel was promoted to the status of Metropolitan Archdiocese.[citation needed]
Leadership
- Bishops of Cascavel
- Armando Círio, O.S.I. (later Archbishop) (1978.05.05 – 1979.10.16)
- Archbishops of Cascavel
- Armando Círio, O.S.I. (1979.10.16 – 1995.12.27)
- Lúcio Ignácio Baumgaertner (1995.12.27 – 2007.10.31)
- Mauro Aparecido dos Santos (2007.10.31 – 2021.03.11)
- Adelar Baruffi (2021.09.22 – 2024.02.12)[3]
- Dom. José Mário Scalon Angonese (02.05.2024 - ...)[4][5]
- Other priests of this diocese who became bishops
- José Antônio Peruzzo, appointed Bishop of Palmas-Francisco Beltrão, Parana in 2005
- Nélio Domingos Zortea, appointed Bishop of Jataí, Goias in 2015
Suffragan dioceses
References
- ^ https://press.vatican.va/content/salastampa/it/bollettino/pubblico/2024/05/02/0353/00739.html/
- ^ https://press.vatican.va/content/salastampa/en/bollettino/pubblico/2024/05/02/240502d.html/
- ^ "Resignations and Appointments". press.vatican.va. Retrieved 2024-02-14.
- ^ https://press.vatican.va/content/salastampa/it/bollettino/pubblico/2024/05/02/0353/00739.html/
- ^ https://press.vatican.va/content/salastampa/en/bollettino/pubblico/2024/05/02/240502d.html/
External links
.svg){kind=small} | This article on a Roman Catholic diocese in Brazil is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
Categories:
- Pages using gadget WikiMiniAtlas
- Articles with short description
- Short description is different from Wikidata
- Articles containing Latin-language text
- Coordinates not on Wikidata
- All articles with unsourced statements
- Articles with unsourced statements from February 2024
- Cascavel
- Roman Catholic dioceses in Brazil
- Roman Catholic ecclesiastical provinces in Brazil
- Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Cascavel
- Christian organizations established in 1978
- Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 20th century
- All stub articles
- Brazilian Roman Catholic diocese stubs