The Diocese of Ponta Grossa ( la, Dioecesis Ponta Grossa) is a territorial division of the
Catholic Church
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in the state of
Paraná, Brazil. It was created in 1926 by
Papal bull ''Quum in Dies Numerus'' of
Pope Pius XI
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, with ''bula Quum in numerus''. It is a suffragan diocese of Archdiocese of Curitiba. The fifth and current Diocesan Bishop is Bishop Sergio Arthur Braschi.
Bishops
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Antônio Mazzarotto (1929 – 1965)
*Geraldo Luis Claudio Micheleto Pellanda, C.P. (1965 – 1991)
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Murilo Sebastian Ramos Krieger, S.C.I. (1991 – 1998), appointed Archbishop of Maringá, Parana
*
Joao Braz de Aviz (1998 – 2003), appointed Archbishop of Maringá, Parana; future Cardinal
*Sérgio Arthur Braschi (2003 – present)
It is the largest centre of vocations throughout the Paraná, responsible for 40% of all priests present in Parana.
Coadjutor bishop
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Geraldo Claudio Luiz Micheletto Pellanda Geraldo may refer to:
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, C.P. (1960-1965)
Auxiliary bishops
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Getúlio Teixeira Guimarães, S.V.D. (1980-1984), appointed Bishop of Cornélio Procópio, Parana
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José Alves da Costa
José Alves da Costa (April 20, 1939 – December 4, 2012) was a Brazilian prelate of the Catholic Church who was the bishop of the Diocese of Corumbá in Brazil.
Ordained to the priesthood in 1965, he was named bishop in 1986 and resigned i ...
, D.C. (1986-1991), appointed Bishop of Corumbá, Mato Grosso do Sul
Other priests of this diocese who became bishops
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Francisco Carlos Bach, appointed Bishop of Toledo, Parana in 2005
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Mário Spaki, appointed Bishop of Paranavaí, Parana in 2018
Cities
The Diocese of Ponta Grossa is composed of 13 cities: Carambeí, Castro, Imbituva, Ipiranga, Ponta Grossa, Telêmaco Borba, Ortigueira, Reserva, Tibagi, Ivaí,
Piraí do Sul, Teixeira Soares, Fernandes Pinheiro, Ventania, Irati, Guamiranga, and Imbaú.
References
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* Wikipedia:
Diocese de Ponta GrossaGCatholic.orgDiocese Website
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