Roman Catholic Diocese of Foz do Iguaçu
Catholic ecclesiastical territory
Diocese of Foz do Iguaçu Dioecesis Iguassuensis Diocese de Foz do Iguaçu | |
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Cathedral of St. John the Baptist | |
Location | |
Country | Brazil |
Ecclesiastical province | Cascavel |
Metropolitan | Cascavel |
Statistics | |
Area | 6,822 km2 (2,634 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2013) 521,000 413,000 (79.3%) |
Information | |
Rite | Latin Rite |
Established | 10 May 1926 (98 years ago) |
Cathedral | Cathedral of St John the Baptist in Foz do Iguaçu |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Sérgio de Deus Borges |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Sede vacante |
Website | |
Website of the Diocese |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Foz do Iguaçu (Latin: Dioecesis Iguassuensis) is a diocese located in the city of Foz do Iguaçu in the ecclesiastical province of Cascavel in Brazil.
History
- May 10, 1926: Established as Territorial Prelature of Foz do Iguaçu from the Diocese of Curitiba
- 1959: Suppressed (to Diocese of Campo Mourão and Diocese of Toledo)
- May 5, 1978: Restored as Diocese of Foz do Iguaçu from the Diocese of Toledo
Leadership
Ordinaries, in reverse chronological order
- Bishops of Foz do Iguaçu (Roman rite)
- Bishop Sérgio de Deus Borges (2019.09.07 – ...)
- Bishop Dirceu Vegini (2010.10.20 – 2018.09.29)
- Bishop Laurindo Guizzardi, C.S. (1982.02.12 – 2010.10.20)
- Bishop Olívio Aurélio Fazza, S.V.D. (1978.05.05 – 2001.11.28)
- Prelates of Foz do Iguaçu (Roman Rite)
- Bishop Manoel Könner, S.V.D. (1947.12.13 – 1959.06.20)
- Fr. Manoel Könner, S.V.D. (later Bishop) (Apostolic Administrator 1940.02.17 – 1947.12.13)
References
- GCatholic.org
- Catholic Hierarchy
- Diocese website (Portuguese)
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