The Diocese of União da Vitória ( la, Dioecesis Unionensis a Victoria) is a

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ecclesiastical jurisdiction or

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of the

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. Its

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União da Vitória União da Vitória is a municipality in the state of Paraná in Brazil. Its population was about 57,913 people in 2020. In the economic area, União da Vitória's GDP (Gross Domestic Product) is US$115,364,648.65. History The colonization of ...

. The diocese is a

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in the

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of the

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Archdicoese Curitiba.

History

* December 3, 1976: Established as Diocese of União da Vitória from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Curitiba,

Diocese of Guarapuava The Roman Catholic Diocese of Guarapuava ( la, Dioecesis Guarapuavensis) is a diocese located in the city of Guarapuava in the Ecclesiastical province of Curitiba in Brazil. History * December 16, 1965: Established as Diocese of Guarapuava from ...

and

Diocese of Ponta Grossa The Diocese of Ponta Grossa ( la, Dioecesis Ponta Grossa) is a territorial division of the Catholic Church in the state of Paraná, Brazil. It was created in 1926 by Papal bull ''Quum in Dies Numerus'' of Pope Pius XI, with ''bula Quum in numer ...

Leadership

* Bishops of União da Vitória ** Bishop Walter Jorge Pinto (2019.03.30 - ** Bishop

Agenor Girardi Agenor Girardi, Missionaries of the Sacred Heart, M.S.C. (2 February 1952 – 8 February 2018) was a Roman Catholic bishop. Girardi was ordained to the priesthood in 1982 in the Missionaries of the Sacred Heart. He served as auxiliary bishop ...

M.S.C. The Marianites of Holy Cross (MSC) is a Catholic congregation of nuns, founded in Le Mans, France, in 1841, by Fr Basil Moreau. It was founded as a third distinct society within the Congregation of Holy Cross. The Marianites of Holy Cross is now an ...

(2015.05.06 – 2018.02.08) ** Bishop

João Bosco Barbosa de Sousa João is the Portuguese equivalent of the given name John. The diminutive is Joãozinho and the feminine is Joana. It is widespread in Portuguese-speaking countries. Notable people with the name are enumerated in the sections below. Kings * ...

, O.F.M. (2007.01.03 – 2014.04.16) ** Bishop

Walter Michael Ebejer Walter Michael Ebejer (3 August 1929 – 11 June 2021) was a Maltese-born Brazilian missionary, lecturer and a bishop of the Catholic church. From 1977 to 2007 he served as Bishop of União da Vitória in Brazil. Biography Ebejer was born in ...

, O.P. (1976.12.03 – 2007.01.03)

References

GCatholic.org

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