The Diocese of São José dos Pinhais ( la, Dioecesis Sancti Iosephi Pinealensis) is a

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of the

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. It is a

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of the

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Archdiocese of Curitiba :''There is also a Diocese of Curitiba (and a Bishop of Curitiba) in the Anglican Episcopal Church of Brazil.'' The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Curitiba ( la, Archidioecesis Curitibensis) is a Latin rite Metropolitan archdiocese in Paraná, s ...

. Its

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is Catedral de São José, dedicated to Saint Joseph, in the city of

São José dos Pinhais São José dos Pinhais () is a municipality in the state of Paraná in Brazil. It is a part of the Metropolitan Region of Curitiba. Etymology With geographical and religious origins the city's name is a homage to São José (Saint Joseph) and ...

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Statistics

As per 2015, it pastorally served 667,752 Catholics (79.9% of 835,575 total) on 7,186 km² in 38 parishes with 75 priests (34 diocesan, 41 religious), 45 deacons, 190 lay religious (85 brothers, 105 sisters) and 10 seminarians.

History

* Established on 6 December 2006 as Diocese of São José dos Pinhais, on territory split off from the

, which remains its Metropolitan.

Bishops

* Ladislau Biernaski,

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(C.M.) (6 December 2006 – death 13 February 2012), previously

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(1979.04.19 – 2006.12.06) and Auxiliary Bishop of Curitiba (1979.04.19 – 2006.12.06) *

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(3 October 2012 – 2017.04.19), also

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Roman Catholic Diocese of Paranaguá The Roman Catholic Diocese of Paranaguá ( la, Dioecesis Paranaguensis) is a diocese located in the city of Paranaguá in the Ecclesiastical province of Curitiba in Brazil. History * July 21, 1962: Established as Diocese of Paranaguá from the M ...

(2015.04.11 – 2015.11.25); previously Bishop of

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(Brazil) (2005.07.27 – 2012.10.03); next Bishop of

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(2017.04.19 – ...) * Celso Antônio Marchiori (2017.12.13 – ...), previously Bishop of

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) (2009.07.08 – 2017.12.13).

Sources and external links

GCatholic.org - data for all sections, with Google map

Roman Catholic dioceses in Brazil Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Curitiba Christian organizations established in 2006 Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 21st century

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