The Archdiocese of Londrina ( la, Archidioecesis Londrinensis) is a
Latin Church
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ecclesiastical jurisdiction or
archdiocese
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 associat ...
of the
Catholic Church
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in
Paraná state Paraná, Paranã or Parana may refer to:
Geology
*Paraná Basin, a sedimentary basin in South America
Places In Argentina
*Paraná, Entre Ríos, a city
*Paraná Department, a part of Entre Ríos Province
* Paraná, Buenos Aires, a settlement ...
, southern
Brazil
Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with over 217 million people, Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area ...
.
Its
cathedral
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is Catedral Metropolitana Sagrado Coração de Jesus, dedicated to the
Sacred Heart of Jesus
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, in the
archiepiscopal see
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Phrases concerning actions occurring within or outside an episcopal see are indicative of the geographical significance of the term, maki ...
of
Londrina
Londrina (, literally "Little London") is a city located in the north of the state of Paraná, South Region, Brazil, and is away from the state capital, Curitiba. It is the second largest city in the state and fourth largest in the southern regi ...
.
History
* February 1, 1956: Established as Diocese of Londrina on territory split off from the
Diocese of Jacarezinho
* Lost territory on 1964.11.28 to establish
Diocese of Apucarana, now its suffragan
* October 31, 1970: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Londrina
Ecclesiastical province
The Metropolitan has the following
Suffragan
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In the Anglican Communion, a suffragan bishop is a bishop who is subordinate to a metropolitan bishop or diocesan bishop (bishop ordinary) and so is not normally jurisdiction ...
sees :
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Roman Catholic Diocese of Apucarana
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Apucarana ( la, Dioecesis Apucaranensis) is a diocese located in the city of Apucarana in the Ecclesiastical province of Londrina in Brazil.
History
* November 28, 1964: Established as Diocese of Apucarana from the ...
, its daughter
*
Roman Catholic Diocese of Cornélio Procópio
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Cornélio Procópio ( la, Dioecesis Procopiensis) is a diocese located in the city of Cornélio Procópio in the Ecclesiastical province of Londrina in Brazil.
History
* May 26, 1973: Established as Diocese of Corn ...
*
Roman Catholic Diocese of Jacarezinho
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Jacarezinho ( la, Dioecesis Iacarezinhoënsis) is a diocese in the city of Jacarezinho in the Ecclesiastical province of Londrina in Brazil.
History
* May 10, 1926: Established as Diocese of Jacarezinho from the D ...
Statistics
, it pastorally served 728,000 Catholics (73.4% of 992,000 total) on 6,714 km² in 76 parishes and 245 missions with 146 priests (75 diocesan, 71 religious), 59 deacons, 383 lay religious (145 brothers, 238 sisters) and 8 seminarians.
Ordinaries
;''Suffragan Bishop of Londrina''
*
Geraldo Fernandes Bijos,
Claretians
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(C.M.F.) (16 November 1956 – 31 October 1970 ''see below'')
;''Metropolitan Archbishops of Londrina''
* Geraldo Fernandes Bijos, C.M.F. (''see above'' 31 October 1970 – 28 March death 1982), also Vice-President of National Conference of Bishops of Brazil (1974 – 1979)
**
Auxiliary Bishop:
Antônio Agostinho Marochi
Antônio Agostinho Marochi (28 August 1925 – 28 January 2018) was a Catholic bishop.
Marochi was ordained to the priesthood in 1953. He served as auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Londrina, Brazil from 1973 to 1976. He then served as ...
(1973.09.27 – 1976.02.02),
Titular Bishop
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By definition, a bishop is an "overseer" of a community of the faithful, so when a priest is ordained a bishop, the tradition of the Catholic, Eastern Orthodox a ...
of
Thabraca (1973.09.27 – 1976.02.02); later Bishop of
Presidente Prudente (Brazil) (1976.02.02 – 2002.02.20)
** Auxiliary Bishop: Luiz Colussi (1978.01.03 – 1980.03.28),
Titular Bishop
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By definition, a bishop is an "overseer" of a community of the faithful, so when a priest is ordained a bishop, the tradition of the Catholic, Eastern Orthodox a ...
of
Gor
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(1978.01.03 – 1980.03.28); next
Coadjutor Bishop
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of
Lins (Brazil) (1980.03.28 – 1980.10.11), succeeding as Bishop of Lins (1980.10.11 – 1983.12.05), Bishop of
Caçador
Caçador () is a municipality in the state of Santa Catarina in the South region of Brazil.
History
The banks of the Rio do Peixe (Fish River) were inhabited by ethnic native groups of Kaingangs and Xoklengs until 1881, when families of ...
(Brazil) (1983.12.05 – death 1996.12.04)
*
Geraldo Majella Agnelo
Geraldo Majella Agnelo (born 19 October 1933) is a Brazilian Roman Catholic Cardinal. He is Archbishop Emeritus of São Salvador da Bahia and Primate Emeritus of Brazil.
Early life and ordination
Agnelo was born in Juiz de Fora. He was ordaine ...
, (4 October 1982 – 16 September 1991); previously Bishop of
Toledo (Brazil) (1978.05.05 – 1982.10.04); later Secretary of
(1991.09.16 – 1999.01.13), Second Vice-President of Latin American Episcopal Council (1999 – 2003), Metropolitan Archbishop of
São Salvador da Bahia (Brazil) (1999.01.13 – 2011.01.12), created
Cardinal-Priest
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of
S. Gregorio Magno alla Magliana Nuova (2001.02.21
001.05.20– ...), President of National Conference of Bishops of Brazil (2003.05 – 2007.05)
*
Albano Bortoletto Cavallin (11 March 1992 – retired 10 May 2006), died 2017; previously Titular Bishop of
Aquæ novæ in Numidia Aquae Novae in Numidia is a former Roman city and bishopric and is presently a Latin Catholic titular see.
History
Aquae Novae was an Ancient city in present Algeria, which was important enough to become a suffragan bishopric in the Roman provinc ...
(1973.06.14 – 1986.10.24) as Auxiliary Bishop of
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, so ...
(Brazil) (1973.06.14 – 1986.10.24), Bishop of
Guarapuava
Guarapuava (population: 182,644) is a municipality in the state of Paraná in Brazil. It is the largest municipality in that state by area.
Guarapuava is located at 25°23'36" south and 51°27'19" west. The region is known as the centre of the s ...
(Brazil) (1986.10.24 – 1992.03.11)
**
Auxiliary Bishop: Vicente Costa (born
Malta
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) (1998.07.01 – 2002.10.09),
Titular Bishop
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By definition, a bishop is an "overseer" of a community of the faithful, so when a priest is ordained a bishop, the tradition of the Catholic, Eastern Orthodox a ...
of
Aquæ flaviæ (1998.07.01 – 2002.10.09); next Bishop of
Umuarama (Brazil) (2002.10.09 – 2009.12.30), Bishop of
Jundiaí
Jundiaí is a municipality in the state of São Paulo, in the Southeast Region of Brazil, located north of São Paulo. The population of the city is 423,006 (2020 est.), with an area of 431.21 km². The elevation is 761 m.
The GDP of the ...
(Brazil) (2009.12.30 – ...)
** Auxiliary Bishop: José Lanza Neto (2004.06.23 – 2007.06.13), Titular Bishop of
Mades (2004.06.23 – 2007.06.13); later Bishop of
Guaxupé
Guaxupé is a Brazilian municipality located in the southwest of the state of Minas Gerais. Its estimated population in 2020 was 52,078 inhabitants living in a total area of 286 km². The city belongs to the meso-region of Sul e Sudoeste de ...
(Brazil) (2007.06.13 – ...)
*
Orlando Brandes (10 May 2006 – 16 November 2016), previously Bishop of
Joinville
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(Brazil) (1994.03.09 – 2006.05.10); next Metropolitan Archbishop of
Aparecida
Aparecida is a Brazilian municipality in the state of São Paulo. It is located in the fertile valley of the River Paraíba do Sul on the southern (right) bank. It is part of the Metropolitan Region of Vale do Paraíba e Litoral Norte. The popula ...
(Brazil) (2016.11.16 – ...)
*
Geremias Steinmetz (14 June 2017 – ...), previously Bishop of
Paranavaí
Paranavaí is a municipality in the state of Paraná in Brazil that was founded on December 14, 1952. Paranavaí is located in a rich Northwest part of the state of Paraná and has a population of 88,922 (IBGE, 2020). It constitutes a medium r ...
(Brazil) (2011.01.05 – 2017.06.14).
See also
*
List of Catholic dioceses in Brazil
This list of Catholic dioceses and archdioceses of Brazil which includes both the dioceses of the Latin Church, which employ the Latin liturgical rites, and various other dioceses, primarily the eparchies of the Eastern Catholic Churches, which e ...
Sources
GCatholic.org, with Google map - data for all sectionsArchdiocese website (Portuguese)
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Londrina
Roman Catholic dioceses in Brazil
Roman Catholic ecclesiastical provinces in Brazil
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Religious organizations established in 1956
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Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 20th century