Diocese of Cornélio Procópio

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Bishop(s) Getúlio Teixeira Guimarães, S.V.D., Bishop

General Information Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese Erected: 26 May 1973 Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Londrina Rite: Latin (or Roman) State: Parana Country: Brazil Square Kilometers: 6,718 (2,594 Square Miles) Conference Region: Sul 2 Mailing Address: C.P. 381, Av. Alberto Carazzai 1080, 86300-000 Cornelio Procopio, PR, Brazil Telephone: (043) 524-1942

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Past and Present Ordinaries

• José Joaquim Gonçalves † (14 Jun 1973 Appointed - 28 Mar 1979 Resigned)
• Domingos Gabriel Wisniewski, C.M. (19 Apr 1979 Appointed - 17 May 1983 Appointed, Bishop of Apucarana)
• Getúlio Teixeira Guimarães, S.V.D. (26 Mar 1984 Appointed - )

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Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
26 May 1973	Erected	Diocese of Jacarezinho	Diocese of Cornélio Procópio (erected)

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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
1976	305,234	343,421	88.9%	8	21	29	10,525		27	51	21	ap1977
1980	250,000	304,000	82.2%	8	20	28	8,928	1	20	54	21	ap1981
1990	184,000	230,000	80.0%	11	21	32	5,750	1	23	37	22	ap1991
1999	210,000	266,000	78.9%	19	11	30	7,000		22	33	24	ap2000
2000	193,500	215,000	90.0%	20	12	32	6,046		16	32	25	ap2001
2001	179,650	201,000	89.4%	24	9	33	5,443		21	32	25	ap2002
2002	178,400	201,000	88.8%	21	10	31	5,754		21	34	25	ap2003
2003	176,100	201,000	87.6%	24	10	34	5,179		22	35	25	ap2004
2005	156,988	198,055	79.3%	26	9	35	4,485		21	33	25	ap2005

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

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Affiliated Bishops

• José Joaquim Gonçalves † (Bishop: 14 Jun 1973 to 28 Mar 1979)
• Getúlio Teixeira Guimarães, S.V.D. (Bishop: 26 Mar 1984)
• Domingos Gabriel Wisniewski, C.M. (Bishop: 19 Apr 1979 to 17 May 1983)