The Roman Catholic Diocese of Palmas–Francisco Beltrão ( la, Dioecesis Palmensis–Beltranensis) is a
diocese
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 associ ...
located in the cities of
Palmas &
Francisco Beltrão
Francisco Beltrão, established on December 14, 1952, is a municipality in the state of Paraná in Brazil. In 2010, the population was 80,727, of which 85% lived in the city proper and 15% on the surrounding land. Francisco Beltrão is very cl ...
in the
ecclesiastical province
An ecclesiastical province is one of the basic forms of jurisdiction in Christian Churches with traditional hierarchical structure, including Western Christianity and Eastern Christianity. In general, an ecclesiastical province consists of sev ...
of
Cascavel
Cascavel is a municipality in the state of Paraná in Brazil. It is the fifth most populous city in the state with 332,333 residents, according to IBGE, a government agency. The distance to Curitiba, the state capital, is 491 kilometers by f ...
in Brazil.
History
* December 9, 1933: Established as Territorial Prelature of Palmas from the
Diocese of Lages
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Lages ( la, Dioecesis Lagensis) is a Latin Rite suffragan diocese in the ecclesiastical province of Florianópolis in Santa Catarina state, Brazil.
Its cathedral episcopal see is Catedral Nossa Senhora dos Prazeres, ...
and
Diocese of Ponta Grossa
* January 14, 1958: Promoted as Diocese of Palmas
* January 7, 1987: Renamed as Diocese of Palmas–Francisco Beltrão
Bishops
Ordinaries
;Prelates of Palmas
* Bishop Carlos Eduardo de Sabóia Bandeira Melo, O.F.M. (13 December 1947 – 11 April 1958)
;Bishops of Palmas
* Bishop Carlos Eduardo de Sabóia Bandeira Melo,
O.F.M. (11 April 1958 – 7 February 1969)
* Bishop Agostinho José Sartori, O.F.M. Cap. (16 February 1970 – 7 January 1987)
;Bishops of Palmas–Francisco Beltrão
* Bishop
Agostinho José Sartori,
O.F.M. Cap.
The Order of Friars Minor Capuchin (; postnominal abbr. O.F.M. Cap.) is a religious order of Franciscan friars within the Catholic Church, one of Three " First Orders" that reformed from the Franciscan Friars Minor Observant (OFM Obs., now OFM ...
(7 January 1987 – 24 August 2005)
* Bishop José Antônio Peruzzo (24 August 2005 – 7 January 2015), appointed Archbishop of Curitiba, Parana
* Bishop Edgar Xavier Ertl, S.A.C. (27 April 2016 – present)
Auxiliary bishop
*
Luiz Vicente Bernetti, O.A.D. (1996-2005), appointed Bishop of Apucarana, Parana
Other priest of this diocese who became bishop
*
Geremias Steinmetz, appointed Bishop of Paranavaí, Parana in 2011
References
External links
GCatholic.orgDiocese website (Portuguese)
Roman Catholic dioceses in Brazil
Palmas-Francisco Beltrao, Roman Catholic Diocese of
Christian organizations established in 1933
Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 20th century
1933 establishments in Brazil
Francisco Beltrão
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