The Roman Catholic Diocese of Apucarana ( la, Dioecesis Apucaranensis) is a

diocese In Ecclesiastical polity, church governance, a diocese or bishopric is the ecclesiastical district under the jurisdiction of a bishop. History In the later organization of the Roman Empire, the increasingly subdivided Roman province, pro ...

located in the city of

Apucarana Apucarana is a municipality in the state of Paraná (state), Paraná in Brazil. The municipality covers at an elevation of above mean sea level. Its 2020 population was estimated as 136,234. Transportation The city is served by Apucarana Airp ...

in the

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Londrina Londrina (, literally "Little London") is a city located in the north of the state of Paraná, South Region, Brazil, and is away from the state capital, Curitiba. It is the second largest city in the state and fourth largest in the southern regi ...

in Brazil.

History

* November 28, 1964: Established as Diocese of Apucarana from the

Diocese of Campo Mourão In church governance, a diocese or bishopric is the ecclesiastical district under the jurisdiction of a bishop. History In the later organization of the Roman Empire, the increasingly subdivided provinces were administratively associate ...

and Diocese of Londrina

Bishops

Bishop A bishop is an ordained clergy member who is entrusted with a position of authority and oversight in a religious institution. In Christianity, bishops are normally responsible for the governance of dioceses. The role or office of bishop is ca ...

s of Apucarana (Latin Rite) **

Romeu Alberti Given name Romeu is a Portuguese masculine given name, a variant of Romeo. People with this name include: * Romeu Almeida (born 1974), retired Portuguese footballer * Romeu Beltrão (1913-1977), Brazilian physician, educator, historian and paleon ...

(1965.02.22 – 1982.06.03), appointed Archbishop of Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, Brazil **

Domingos Gabriel Wisniewski Domingos Gabriel Wisniewski CM (March 2, 1928 – July 21, 2010) was a Brazilian Roman Catholic prelate and bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Apucarana, Brazil Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Port ...

, C.M. (1983.05.17 – 2005.02.02) **

Luiz Vicente Bernetti Luis Vicente Bernetti (24 March 1934 – 11 August 2017) was a Catholic bishop. Ordained to the priesthood in 1958, Bernetti served as auxiliary bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Palmas-Francisco Belrão, Brazil, from 1996 to 2005. He then serv ...

, O.A.D. (2005.02.02 – 2009.07.08) ** Celso Antonio Marchiori (2009.07.08 - 2017.12.13), appointed Bishop of São José dos Pinhais, Parana **

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(12.12.2018–present)

Other priests of this diocese who became bishops

João Braz de Aviz João Braz de Aviz (; born 24 April 1947) is a prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He has served as the prefect of the Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life since his appointment by Pope Benedict XVI in ...

, appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Vitória, Espirito Santo in 1994; future Cardinal *

Dirceu Vegini Dirceu Vegini (14 April 1952 – 29 September 2018) was a Brazilian Roman Catholic bishop. Vegini was born in Brazil and was ordained to the priesthood in 1984. He served as titular bishop of ''Putia in Byzacena'' and was auxiliary bishop of t ...

, appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Curitiba, Parana in 2006

References

GCatholic.org

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