The Roman Catholic Diocese of Jacarezinho ( la, Dioecesis Iacarezinhoënsis) 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 ...
in the city of
Jacarezinho in the
Ecclesiastical province
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of
Londrina
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in Brazil.
History
* May 10, 1926: Established as Diocese of Jacarezinho from the
Diocese of Curitiba
Bishops
*
Bishop
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In Christianity, bishops are normally responsible for the governance of dioceses. The role or office of bishop is ca ...
s of Jacarezinho (Roman rite), in reverse chronological order
** Bishop Antônio Braz Benevente (7 September 2010 – present)
** Bishop Fernando José Penteado (5 July 2000 – 23 June 2010)
** Bishop
Conrado Walter
Conrado Walter, S.A.C. (19 June 1923 – 20 September 2018) was a German-born Brazilian prelate of the Roman Catholic Church.
Walter was born in Bichishausen, Germany and was ordained a priest on 2 December 1956 from the Religious order of Soci ...
,
S.A.C. (10 August 1991 – 5 July 2000)
** Bishop
Pedro Filipak
Pedro is a masculine given name. Pedro is the Spanish, Portuguese, and Galician name for ''Peter''. Its French equivalent is Pierre while its English and Germanic form is Peter.
The counterpart patronymic surname of the name Pedro, meaning " ...
(8 February 1962 – 10 August 1991)
** Bishop
Geraldo de Proença Sigaud
Geraldo de Proença Sigaud, S.V.D. (September 26, 1909 – September 5, 1999) was a Brazilian prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Bishop of Jacarezinho from 1947 to 1960, and as Archbishop of Diamantina from 1960 to 1980.
Bio ...
,
S.V.D. (later Archbishop) (29 October 1946 – 20 December 1960), appointed Archbishop of Diamantina, Minas Gerais
** Bishop
Ernesto de Paula Ernesto, form of the name Ernest in several Romance languages, may refer to:
* ''Ernesto'' (novel) (1953), an unfinished autobiographical novel by Umberto Saba, published posthumously in 1975
** ''Ernesto'' (film), a 1979 Italian drama loosely ba ...
(22 November 1941 – 30 June 1945), appointed Bishop of Piracicaba, São Paulo
** Bishop
Fernando Taddei
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,
C.M. (22 April 1927 – 9 January 1940)
Coadjutor bishop
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Conrado Walter
Conrado Walter, S.A.C. (19 June 1923 – 20 September 2018) was a German-born Brazilian prelate of the Roman Catholic Church.
Walter was born in Bichishausen, Germany and was ordained a priest on 2 December 1956 from the Religious order of Soci ...
, S.A.C. (1984-1991)
Auxiliary bishop
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Conrado Walter
Conrado Walter, S.A.C. (19 June 1923 – 20 September 2018) was a German-born Brazilian prelate of the Roman Catholic Church.
Walter was born in Bichishausen, Germany and was ordained a priest on 2 December 1956 from the Religious order of Soci ...
, S.A.C. † (1977-1984), appointed Coadjutor here
Other priests of this diocese who became bishops
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Mauro Aparecido dos Santos
Mauro Aparecido dos Santos (9 November 1954 – 11 March 2021) was a Brazilian Catholic cleric and metropolitan archbishop of Cascavel.
Career
Mauro Aparecido majored in philosophy and theology at Jacarezinho. On 13 May 1984, his priestly ordin ...
, appointed Coadjutor Bishop of Campo Mourão, Parana in 1998
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Elizeu de Morais Pimentel Elizeu is a given name. Notable people with the name include:
* Elizeu (footballer, born 1945), full name Elizeu Antônio Ferreira Vinagre Godoy, Brazilian football midfielder
* Elizeu (footballer, born 1979), full name Elizeu Ferreira Marciano, Br ...
, appointed Coadjutor Bishop of Paranavaí, Parana in 2001
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Mário Antônio da Silva
Mário Antônio da Silva (born 17 October 1966) is a Brazilian prelate of the Catholic Church who has been the Roman Catholic Diocese of Roraima, Bishop of Roraima since June 2016. He was previously auxiliary bishop of Roman Catholic Archdiocese of ...
, appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Manaus, Amazonas in 2010
References
GCatholic.org
Roman Catholic dioceses in Brazil
Christian organizations established in 1926
Jacarezinho, Roman Catholic Diocese of
Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 20th century
Jacarezinho, Paraná
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