Diocese of Guarapuava

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Bishop(s) Antônio Wagner da Silva, S.C.J., Bishop Giovanni Zerbini, S.D.B., Bishop Emeritus

General Information Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese Erected: 16 December 1965 Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Curitiba Rite: Latin (or Roman) State: Parana Country: Brazil Square Kilometers: 27,830 (10,749 Square Miles) Conference Region: Sul 2 Mailing Address: Rua Vicente Machado 1129, C.P. 304, 85010-970 Guarapuava, PR, Brazil Telephone: (042) 723-5984 Fax: 723-8804

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Past and Present Ordinaries

• Friedrich Helmel, S.V.D. † (19 Mar 1966 Appointed - 27 Sep 1986 Retired)
• Albano Bortoletto Cavallin (24 Oct 1986 Appointed - 11 Mar 1992 Appointed, Archbishop of Londrina)
• Giovanni Zerbini, S.D.B. (11 Jan 1995 Appointed - 2 Jul 2003 Retired)
• Antônio Wagner da Silva, S.C.J. (2 Jul 2003 Succeeded - )

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Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
16 December 1965	Erected	Diocese of Campo Mourão Diocese of Ponta Grossa Diocese of Toledo	Diocese of Guarapuava (erected)
3 December 1976	Territory Lost	Archdiocese of Curitiba Diocese of Guarapuava Diocese of Ponta Grossa	Diocese of União da Vitória (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
1965		256,508	.0%	9	36	45	0				17	ap1967
1970	390,000	400,000	97.5%	10	28	38	10,263		29	67	20	ap1971
1976	423,000	436,000	97.0%	17	28	45	9,400		31	72	27	ap1977
1980	428,000	451,000	94.9%	18	17	35	12,228	2	20	82	28	ap1981
1990	514,000	542,000	94.8%	26	31	57	9,017		34	104	30	ap1991
1999	413,499	574,735	71.9%	30	45	75	5,513		49	106	38	ap2000
2000	461,974	577,468	80.0%	29	45	74	6,242		50	108	40	ap2001
2001	460,000	575,000	80.0%	28	45	73	6,301		49	106	40	ap2002
2002	462,614	578,268	80.0%	28	46	74	6,251		50	106	39	ap2003
2003	442,820	553,525	80.0%	28	47	75	5,904		52	103	39	ap2004
2004	450,578	563,223	80.0%	30	49	79	5,703		54	108	39	ap2005

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

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Affiliated Bishops

• Albano Bortoletto Cavallin (Bishop: 24 Oct 1986 to 11 Mar 1992)
• Friedrich Helmel, S.V.D. † (Bishop: 19 Mar 1966 to 27 Sep 1986)
• Antônio Wagner da Silva, S.C.J. (Coadjutor Bishop: 29 Mar 2000; Bishop: 2 Jul 2003)
• Giovanni Zerbini, S.D.B. (Bishop: 11 Jan 1995 to 2 Jul 2003)