The Diocese of Ponta Grossa ( la, Dioecesis Ponta Grossa) is a territorial division of the

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in the state of Paraná, Brazil. It was created in 1926 by Papal bull ''Quum in Dies Numerus'' of

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, 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.

Bishops

* Antônio Mazzarotto (1929 – 1965) *Geraldo Luis Claudio Micheleto Pellanda, C.P. (1965 – 1991) * Murilo Sebastian Ramos Krieger, S.C.I. (1991 – 1998), appointed Archbishop of Maringá, Parana * Joao Braz de Aviz (1998 – 2003), appointed Archbishop of Maringá, Parana; future Cardinal *Sérgio Arthur Braschi (2003 – present) It is the largest centre of vocations throughout the Paraná, responsible for 40% of all priests present in Parana.

Coadjutor bishop

Geraldo Claudio Luiz Micheletto Pellanda Geraldo may refer to: * Geraldo (bandleader) (1904–1974), English bandleader * ''Geraldo'' (talk show), a daytime television tabloid talk show ** Geraldo Rivera, American television personality and host of ''Geraldo'' * Geraldo Rocha Pereira ...

, C.P. (1960-1965)

Auxiliary bishops

Getúlio Teixeira Guimarães Getúlio may refer to: * Getulio Agostini (1943-1990), Venezuelan botanist * Getulio Alviani (1939-2018), Italian painter * Getúlio Côrtes (born 1938), Brazilian singer * Getúlio (footballer, 1947-2008), Getúlio Pedro da Cruz, Brazilian footba ...

, S.V.D. (1980-1984), appointed Bishop of Cornélio Procópio, Parana *

José Alves da Costa José Alves da Costa (April 20, 1939 – December 4, 2012) was a Brazilian prelate of the Catholic Church who was the bishop of the Diocese of Corumbá in Brazil. Ordained to the priesthood in 1965, he was named bishop in 1986 and resigned i ...

, D.C. (1986-1991), appointed Bishop of Corumbá, Mato Grosso do Sul

Other priests of this diocese who became bishops

Francisco Carlos Bach Francisco is the Spanish and Portuguese form of the masculine given name ''Franciscus''. Nicknames In Spanish, people with the name Francisco are sometimes nicknamed "Paco". San Francisco de Asís was known as ''Pater Comunitatis'' (father of ...

, appointed Bishop of Toledo, Parana in 2005 *

Mário Spaki Mário Spaki (born 14 December 1971) is a Brazilian prelate of the Catholic Church who has been Bishop of Paranavaí since July 2018. Biography Mário Spaki was born on 14 December 1971 in Irati, in the Diocese of Ponta Grossa, Paraná, Brazil. ...

, appointed Bishop of Paranavaí, Parana in 2018

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

* * Wikipedia: Diocese de Ponta Grossa
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Diocese Website

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