The Roman Catholic Diocese of Blumenau ( la, Dioecesis Florumpratensis) is a diocese located in the city of Blumenau in the Ecclesiastical province of

Florianópolis Florianópolis () is the capital and second largest city of the state of Santa Catarina, in the South region of Brazil. The city encompasses Santa Catarina Island and surrounding small islands, as well as part of the mainland. It has a populat ...

in Brazil.

History

* April 19, 2000: Established as Diocese of Blumenau from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Florianópolis,

Diocese of Joinville The Roman Catholic Diocese of Joinville ( la, Dioecesis Ioinvillensis) is a suffragan Latin diocese in the Ecclesiastical province of the Metropolitan of Florianópolis in Santa Catarina state, southern Brazil. Its cathedral episcopal ses is ...

and Diocese of Rio do Sul

Leadership

* Bishops of Blumenau (Roman rite) ** Bishop

Angélico Sândalo Bernardino Angélico Sândalo Bernardino (born 19 January 1933 in Saltinho de Piracicaba, Brazil) is a retired Roman Catholic bishop of Blumenau. Life Angélico Sândalo Bernardino received on 12 July 1959 the sacrament of Holy Orders. Pope Paul VI appointe ...

(April 19, 2000 – February 18, 2009) ** Bishop Giuseppe Negri, P.I.M.E., (February 18, 2009 – October 29, 2014), appointed Coadjutor Bishop of Santo Amaro, São Paulo ** Bishop Rafael Biernaski (June 24, 2015 – present)

References

GCatholic.org

Diocese website (Portuguese)
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