Archdiocese of Cascavel

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Bishop(s) Mauro Aparecido dos Santos, Archbishop Lúcio Ignácio Baumgaertner, Archbishop Emeritus Armando Círio, O.S.I., Archbishop Emeritus Suffragan Dioceses Foz do Iguaçu Palmas-Francisco Beltrão Toledo

General Information Type of Jurisdiction: Archdiocese Elevated: 16 October 1979 Metropolitan See Rite: Latin (or Roman) State: Parana Country: Brazil Square Kilometers: 8,103 (3,129 Square Miles) Conference Region: Sul 2 Mailing Address: Curia Metropolitana, Rua Maranhao 1595, 85801-051 Cascaval; C.P. 432, 85802-970 Cascaval, PR, Brazil Telephone: (045)3225-2324 Fax: (same)

Historical Details

• Diocese of Cascavel
  • Latin Name: Cascavellensis
  • Erected: 5 May 1978
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Curitiba
  • Country: Brazil

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Past and Present Ordinaries

• Armando Círio, O.S.I. (5 May 1978 Appointed - 27 Dec 1995 Retired)
• Lúcio Ignácio Baumgaertner (27 Dec 1995 Appointed - 31 Oct 2007 Retired)
• Mauro Aparecido dos Santos (31 Oct 2007 Appointed - )

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Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
Diocese of Cascavel
5 May 1978	Erected	Diocese of Toledo	Diocese of Cascavel (erected)
Archdiocese of Cascavel
16 October 1979	Elevated	Diocese of Cascavel	Archdiocese of Cascavel

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Statistics

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Permanent Deacons	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
Archdiocese of Cascavel
1980	425,000	463,000	91.8%	14	30	44	9,659		55	68	23	ap1981
1990	374,000	400,000	93.5%	65	34	99	3,777	2	36	132	62	ap1991
1999	280,478	377,311	74.3%	19	34	53	5,292		40	112	29	ap2000
2000	280,478	377,311	74.3%	18	34	52	5,393		39	118	29	ap2001
2001	285,857	381,143	75.0%	19	34	53	5,393		69	110	29	ap2002
2002	285,857	381,143	75.0%	20	35	55	5,197		75	116	29	ap2003
2003	285,857	381,143	75.0%	21	36	57	5,015		74	115	29	ap2004
2004	285,857	381,143	75.0%	21	34	55	5,197		75	104	29	ap2005
2006	292,000	390,000	74.9%	22	38	60	4,866		68	111	30	ap2007

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.

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Affiliated Bishops, Living

• Lúcio Ignácio Baumgaertner (Archbishop: 27 Dec 1995 to 31 Oct 2007)
• Armando Círio, O.S.I. (Bishop: 5 May 1978; Archbishop: 16 Oct 1979 to 27 Dec 1995)
• Mauro Aparecido dos Santos (Archbishop: 31 Oct 2007)
• José Antônio Peruzzo (Priest: 22 Dec 1985 to 24 Aug 2005)

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Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

• None