Roman Catholic Diocese of Umuarama
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Diocese of Umuarama Dioecesis Umuaramensis | |
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Location | |
Country | Brazil |
Ecclesiastical province | Maringá |
Statistics | |
Area | 13,200 km2 (5,100 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2004) 364,536 296,014 (81.2%) |
Information | |
Rite | Latin Rite |
Established | 26 May 1973 (51 years ago) |
Cathedral | Catedral Divino Espírito Santo |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | João Mamede Filho |
Bishops emeritus | José Maria Maimone |
Website | |
www.diocesedeumuarama.org.br |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Umuarama (Latin: Dioecesis Umuaramensis) is a diocese located in the city of Umuarama in the ecclesiastical province of Maringá in Brazil.
History
- 26 May 1973: Established as Diocese of Umuarama from the Diocese of Campo Mourão
Bishops
- Bishops of Umuarama (Roman rite)
- José Maria Maimone, S.A.C. (12 June 1973 - 8 May 2002) Resigned
- Vicente Costa (9 October 2002 - 30 December 2009) appointed, Bishop of Jundiaí, São Paulo
- João Mamede Filho, O.F.M. Conv. (24 November 2010 – present)
Coadjutor bishop
- Frederico Heimler, S.D.B. (1998-2002), did not succeed to see; appointed Bishop of Cruz Alta, Rio Grande do Sul
References
- GCatholic.org
- Catholic Hierarchy
- Diocese website (Portuguese) Archived 2016-10-07 at the Wayback Machine
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