Archdiocese of Maringá

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Bishop(s) Anuar Battisti, Archbishop Jaime Luiz Coelho, Archbishop Emeritus Suffragan Dioceses Campo Mourão Paranavaí Umuarama

General Information Type of Jurisdiction: Archdiocese Elevated: 16 October 1979 Metropolitan See Rite: Latin (or Roman) State: Parana Country: Brazil Square Kilometers: 6,294 (2,431 Square Miles) Conference Region: Sul 2 Official Web Site: http://www.arquimaringa.org.br/ Mailing Address: C.P. 152, Av. Tiradentes 740, 87001-970 Maringa, PR, Brazil Telephone: (044)227-1706 Fax: 226-1667

Historical Details

• Diocese of Maringá
  • Latin Name: Maringaënsis
  • Erected: 1 February 1956
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Londrina
  • Country: Brazil
  • Square Kilometers: 6,203 (2,395 Square Miles)

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Past and Present Ordinaries

• Jaime Luiz Coelho (3 Dec 1956 Appointed - 7 May 1997 Retired)
• Murilo Sebastião Ramos Krieger, S.C.J. (7 May 1997 Appointed - 20 Feb 2002 Appointed, Archbishop of Florianópolis)
• João Bráz de Aviz (17 Jul 2002 Appointed - 28 Jan 2004 Appointed, Archbishop of Brasília)
• Anuar Battisti (29 Sep 2004 Appointed - )

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Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
Diocese of Maringá
1 February 1956	Erected	Diocese of Jacarezinho	Diocese of Maringá (erected)
20 January 1968	Territory Lost	Diocese of Maringá	Diocese of Paranavaí (erected)
Archdiocese of Maringá
16 October 1979	Elevated	Diocese of Maringá	Archdiocese of Maringá

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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
Diocese of Maringá
1966	900,000	950,000	94.7%	32	23	55	16,363		8	80	39	ap1967
1970	750,000	800,000	93.8%	29	10	39	19,230		19	95	29	ap1971
1976	447,519	517,519	86.5%	30	11	41	10,915		30	30	31	ap1977
Archdiocese of Maringá
1980	474,000	542,000	87.5%	27	10	37	12,810		31	145	33	ap1981
1990	351,000	402,000	87.3%	29	5	34	10,323		15	125	34	ap1991
1999	340,000	445,000	76.4%	46	4	50	6,800	3	13	170	45	ap2000
2000	447,000	596,483	74.9%	52	5	57	7,842	3	10	175	47	ap2001
2001	452,541	603,387	75.0%	53	6	59	7,670	3	46	134	48	ap2002
2002	444,893	593,191	75.0%	58	7	65	6,844	3	25	137	52	ap2003
2003	403,369	582,191	69.3%	53	6	59	6,836	13	33	125	51	ap2004
2004	428,157	611,654	70.0%	54	5	59	7,256	13	36	126	51	ap2005

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

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Affiliated Bishops

• Anuar Battisti (Archbishop: 29 Sep 2004 - )
• João Bráz de Aviz (Archbishop: 17 Jul 2002 to 28 Jan 2004)
• Jaime Luiz Coelho (Bishop: 3 Dec 1956; Archbishop: 16 Oct 1979 to 7 May 1997)
• Murilo Sebastião Ramos Krieger, S.C.J. (Archbishop: 7 May 1997 to 20 Feb 2002)