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Diocese of Ponta Grossa

Dioecesis Ponta Grossa



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General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • Erected: 10 May 1926
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Curitiba
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • State: Parana
  • Country: Brazil
  • Square Kilometers: 20,986 (8,105 Square Miles)
  • Conference Region: Sul 2
  • Official Web Site: https://www.diocesepontagrossa.org.br
  • Mailing Address: Curia Diocesana, Praca Marechal Floriano Peixoto 581, 84010-680 Ponta Grossa, PR, Brazil
  • Telephone: (042)3224-1140
  • Fax: (same)

Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
10 May 1926ErectedDiocese of Curitiba (Ponta Grossa, Castro, Cruz Machado, Guarapuava, Imbituma, Ipiranga, Ivahy, Palmas, Prudentopolis, Bio Claro, Tibagy, and União da Victoria) Diocese of Ponta Grossa (erected)
9 December 1933Territory LostDiocese of Lages
Diocese of Ponta Grossa
Territorial Prelature of Palmas (erected) (Palmas, Cleveland, and Chapeco)
16 December 1965Territory LostDiocese of Campo Mourão (Manoel Ribas, Pitanga, and Palmital)
Diocese of Ponta Grossa (Càndido de Abreu, Cruz Macbado, Guarapuava, Inácio Martins, Pinhao, and Prudentópolis)
Diocese of Toledo (Laranjeiras do Sul)
Diocese of Guarapuava (erected)
3 December 1976Territory LostArchdiocese of Curitiba (Sao Mateus, Sao Joao do Triunfo, and Antonio Olinto)
Diocese of Guarapuava (Cruz Machado)
Diocese of Ponta Grossa (União da Vitoria, Porto Vitoria Paulo Freitas, Paulo Frontim, Mallet, Rio Azul, and Rebouças)
Diocese of União da Vitória (erected)

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
1950320,000350,00091.4%1864823,9026423023ap1951
1966397,000477,00083.2%17981153,45213823928ap1967
1970420,000530,00079.2%201261462,87614833932ap1971
1976621,201723,44985.9%251091344,63515825641ap1977
1980434,000518,00083.8%241171413,07823628536ap1981
1990510,000601,00084.9%231351583,22729335638ap1991
1999594,000698,00085.1%31991304,56920132738ap2000
2000497,364574,67386.5%34971313,79618433438ap2001
2001489,000565,67286.4%37791164,215814633438ap2002
2002556,000643,33986.4%41711124,964814436039ap2003
2003514,671643,33980.0%35801154,4752116635039ap2004
2004546,838643,33985.0%38891274,3052016235739ap2005
2013615,000722,00085.2%48981464,2124416022945ap2014
2016630,000763,65782.5%49731225,1637812220246ap2017
2019644,000787,55381.8%57741314,9168016921292ap2020
2021667,928801,36583.3%55651205,5667913118546ap2022

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


Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased



Source(s)

  • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 19, Page 81, to Page 85

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