The Roman Catholic Diocese of Umuarama ( la, Dioecesis Umuaramensis) 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 ...
located in the city of
Umuarama
Umuarama is a municipality in the state of Paraná in Brazil. Its population was 112,500 inhabitants in 2020.
Umuarama is one of the most important cities in Paraná, one of the three states of southern Brazil. The city elevation is 430 m (1,300 ...
in the
ecclesiastical province
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Jurisdiction (from Latin 'law' + 'declaration') is the legal term for the legal authority granted to a legal entity to enact justice. In federations like the United State ...
of
Maringá
Maringá () is a municipality in southern Brazil founded on 10 May 1947 as a planned urban area. It is the third largest city in the state of Paraná, with 385,753 inhabitants in the city proper, and 764,906 in the metropolitan area (IBGE 2013). ...
in Brazil.
History
* 26 May 1973: Established as Diocese of Umuarama from the
Diocese of Campo Mourão
In 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 provinces were administratively associate ...
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 Umuarama (Roman rite)
**José Maria Maimone,
S.A.C. (12 June 1973 - 8 May 2002) Resigned
**
Vicente Costa
Vicente Costa (born 1 January 1947) is a Maltese Catholic bishop of the Diocese of Jundiaí in Brazil.
Costa was born in Birkirkara, Malta on 1 January 1947. He received his primary education in Birkirkara from 1954 to 1957 and the preceded to ...
(9 October 2002 - 30 December 2009) appointed, Bishop of Jundiaí, São Paulo
**João Mamede Filho,
O.F.M. Conv.
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Dating back to ...
(24 November 2010 – present)
Coadjutor bishop
*
Frederico Heimler Frederico is a given name. It is a form of Frederick, most commonly found in Portuguese.
Literature
* Frederico Barbosa, Brazilian poet
* Frederico Ghisliero, Italian fencer and soldier who wrote his text Regole di molte cavagliereschi essercitii ...
, S.D.B. (1998-2002), did not succeed to see; appointed Bishop of Cruz Alta, Rio Grande do Sul
References
GCatholic.org Diocese website (Portuguese)
Roman Catholic dioceses in Brazil
Christian organizations established in 1973
Umuarama, Roman Catholic Diocese of
Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 20th century
Umuarama
1975 establishments in Brazil
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