The Diocese of Paranavaí ( la, Dioecesis Paranavaiensis) is a

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ecclesiastical territory or

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of the

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. It is a

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in the

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of the

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Archdiocese of Maringá in Paraná. Its

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is Catedral Maria Mãe da Igreja, dedicated to Mary Mother of the Church, in the

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Paranavaí Paranavaí is a municipality in the state of Paraná (state), Paraná in Brazil that was founded on December 14, 1952. Paranavaí is located in a rich Northwest part of the state of Paraná (state), Paraná and has a population of 88,922 (IBGE, ...

. The Bishop of Paranavaí has been

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. ...

since 2018.

History

* 20 January 1968: Established as Diocese of Paranavaí, on territory split off from the then Diocese of Maringá (now its Metropolitan) under the Bishop

Jaime Luiz Coelho Jaime Luiz Coelho (; July 26, 1916 – August 5, 2013) was a Brazilian archbishop of the Roman Catholic Church. Until his death at the age of 97 he was one of the oldest bishops in the Church and one of the oldest Brazilian bishops. Early life ...

Statistics

, it pastorally served 228,000 Catholics (85.4% of 267,000 total) on 8,699 km² in 35 parishes and 1 mission with 41 priests (34 diocesan, 7 religious), 64 lay religious (21 brothers, 43 sisters) and 4 seminarians.

Episcopal ordinaries and coadjutor bishop

;Suffragan Bishops of Paranavaí * Benjamin de Souza Gomes (11 March 1968 - retired 12 October 1985), died 1995 *

Rubens Augusto de Souza Espínola Rubens Augusto de Souza Espínola (8 June 1928 – 28 December 2017) was a Brazilian Roman Catholic Roman or Romans most often refers to: *Rome, the capital city of Italy * Ancient Rome, Roman civilization from 8th century BC to 5th century A ...

(12 October 1985 - retired 3 December 2003) previously

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(1980.12.20 – 1985.10.12) as Auxiliary Bishop of Diocese of São Luís de Montes Belos (Brazil) (1980.12.20 – 1985.10.12), died 2017 **

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: Elizeu de Morais Pimentel (2001.12.19 – death 2003.02.27) *

Sérgio Aparecido Colombo Sérgio Aparecido Colombo (29 August 1954) is a Brazilian prelate of the Catholic Church who has been Roman Catholic Diocese of Bragança Paulista, Bishop of Bragança Paulista since 2009. He was an auxiliary bishop in Roman Catholic Diocese of Sã ...

(3 December 2003 – 16 September 2009), appointed Bishop of Bragança Paulista, São Paulo *

Geremias Steinmetz Geremias Steinmetz (born 26 February 1965) is a Brazilian prelate of the Catholic Church who has been Archbishop of Londrina since 2017. He was Bishop of Paranavaí from 2011 to 2017. Early years Geremias Steinmetz was born in Sulina, Paraná, ...

(5 January 2011 - 14 June 2017), appointed Archbishop of Londrina, Parana *

(25 April 2018 – present)

Sources and external links

GCatholic.org - data for al sections

Diocese website (Portuguese)
Roman Catholic dioceses in Brazil Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Maringá

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History

Statistics

Episcopal ordinaries and coadjutor bishop

See also

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