Roman Catholic Diocese of Paranaguá

Diocese of Paranaguá Dioecesis Paranaguensis Diocese de Paranaguá
Location
Country	Brazil
Ecclesiastical province	Curitiba
Metropolitan	Curitiba
Statistics
Area	12,992 km2 (5,016 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2004) 386,041 263,830 (68.3%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Established	21 July 1962 (62 years ago)
Cathedral	Catedral de Nossa Senhora do Santíssimo Rosário in Paranaguá
Patron saint	Our Lady of the Rosary
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Edmar Paron
Metropolitan Archbishop	José Antônio Peruzzo
Website
Website of the Diocese

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Paranaguá (Latin: Dioecesis Paranaguensis) is a diocese located in the city of Paranaguá in the ecclesiastical province of Curitiba in Brazil.

History

• July 21, 1962: Established as Diocese of Paranaguá from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Curitiba

Leadership

• Bishops of Paranaguá (Roman rite), listed in reverse chronological order
  • Bishop Edmar Paron (2015.11.25 - Present)
  • Bishop João Alves dos Santos, O.F.M. Cap. (2006.08.02 – 2015.04.09)
  • Bishop Alfredo Ernest Novak, C.Ss.R. (1989.03.15 – 2006.08.02)
  • Bishop Bernardo José Nolker, C.Ss.R. (1963.01.07 – 1989.03.15)

References

• GCatholic.org
• Catholic Hierarchy