- Roman Catholic Diocese of Ponta Grossa
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Diocese of Ponta Grossa
Dioecesis Ponta GrossaLocation Country Brazil Metropolitan Curitiba Statistics Area 23,462 km2 (9,059 sq mi) Population
- Total
- Catholics(as of 2004)
643,339
546,838 (85.0%)Information Rite Latin Rite Cathedral Catedral Sant’Ana Current leadership Bishop Sérgio Arthur Braschi The Diocese of Ponta Grossa (Latin: Dioecesis Ponta Grossa) is a territorial division of the Catholic Church in the state of Paraná, Brazil. It was created in 1926 by Papal bull Quum in Dies Numerus of Pope Pius XI, with bula Quum in numerus. It is a suffragan diocese of Archdiocese of Curitiba. The fifth and current Diocesan Bishop is Bishop Sergio Arthur Braschi. It is the richest Diocese of Paraná, behind the 4 archdioceses.
Bishops
- Antônio Mazarotto (1929 – 1965)
- Geraldo Luis Claudio Micheleto Pellanda (1965 – 1991)
- Murilo Sebastian Ramos Krieger (1991 – 1998)
- Joao Braz de Aviz (1998 – 2003)
- Sérgio Arthur Braschi (2003 – present)
It is the largest centre of vocations throughout the Paraná, responsible for 40% of all priests present in Parana.
Cities
The Diocese of Ponta Grossa is composed of 13 cities: Carambeí, Castro, Imbituva, Ipiranga, Ponta Grossa, Telêmaco Borba, Ortigueira, Reserva, Tibagi, Ivaí, Piraí do Sul, Teixeira Soares, Fernandes Pinheiro, Ventania, Irati, Guamiranga, and Imbaú.
References
- David M. Cheney. "Diocese of Ponta Grossa". Catholic-Hierarchy. http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dpong.html. Retrieved 2008-02-22.
- (Portuguese) Wikipedia: Diocese de Ponta Grossa
- Giga-Catholic Information
- Diocese Website
Categories:- Religious organizations established in 1926
- Paraná (state)
- Roman Catholic dioceses in Brazil
- Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Curitiba
- Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 20th century
- Brazilian Roman Catholic diocese stubs
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