The Roman Catholic Diocese of Cornélio Procópio () 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, prov ...
located in the city of
Cornélio Procópio in the
ecclesiastical province
An ecclesiastical province is one of the basic forms of jurisdiction in Christian churches, including those of both Western Christianity and Eastern Christianity, that have traditional hierarchical structures. An ecclesiastical province consist ...
of
Londrina
Londrina (, literally "Little London") is a city located in the north of the state of Paraná (state), Paraná, South Region, Brazil, and is 388 km (241 miles) away from the state capital, Curitiba. It is the second largest city in the state and f ...
in Brazil.
History
* May 26, 1973: Established as Diocese of Cornélio Procópio from the
Diocese of Jacarezinho
Bishops
*
Bishop
A bishop is an ordained member of the clergy who is entrusted with a position of Episcopal polity, authority and oversight in a religious institution. In Christianity, bishops are normally responsible for the governance and administration of di ...
s of Cornélio Procópio (Roman rite), in reverse chronological order
** Bishop
Marcos José dos Santos (2022.06.22 – present)
** Bishop
Manoel João Francisco (2014.03.26 – 2022.06.22)
** Bishop
Getúlio Teixeira Guimarães, S.V.D. (1984.03.26 – 2014.03.26)
** Bishop
Domingos Gabriel Wisniewski,
C.M. (1979.04.19 – 1983.05.17)
** Bishop
José Joaquim Gonçalves (1973.06.14 – 1979.03.28)
Other priests of this diocese who became bishops
*
Sérgio de Deus Borges
Bishop Sérgio de Deus Borges (born 4 September 1966) is a Brazilian Roman Catholic prelate, who served as an Auxiliary bishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of São Paulo and the Titular Bishop of Zarzis, Gergis since 27 June 2012 and was an ...
, appointed Auxiliary Bishop of São Paulo in 2012
*
Aparecido Donizete de Souza, appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul in 2015
References
GCatholic.org
Roman Catholic dioceses in Brazil
Christian organizations established in 1973
Cornélio Procópio, Roman Catholic Diocese of
Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 20th century
Cornélio Procópio
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