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Diocese of Toledo

Dioecesis Toletana in Brasilia



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Bishop(s)

  • João Carlos Seneme, C.S.S., Bishop

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • Erected: 20 June 1959
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Cascavel
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • State: Parana
  • Country: Brazil
  • Square Kilometers: 8,000 (3,090 Square Miles)
  • Conference Region: Sul 2
  • Web Site: http://www.curia.com.br/
  • Mailing Address: Curia Diocesana, C.P. 220, 85900-970 Toledo; Rua General Rondon 2006, 85902-090 Toledo, PR, Brazil
  • Telephone: (045)3252-1417

Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
20 June 1959ErectedTerritorial Prelature of Foz do Iguaçu (Iguassú) (suppressed) (Cascavel, Foz do Iguaçii, Guaira, Guaraniaçu, Laranjeiras do Sul, and Toledo along with Marquimho and Cantagalo and part of Goioxim) Diocese of Toledo (erected)
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)
5 May 1978Territory LostDiocese of Toledo (Foz do Iguaçu, Céu Azul, Matelândia, Medianeira, São Miguel, and Santa Helena) Diocese of Foz do Iguaçu (erected)
5 May 1978Territory LostDiocese of Toledo (Cascavel, Capitào Leónidas Marques, Catanduvas, Corbélia, and Guaraniaçu) Diocese of Cascavel (erected)
16 October 1979Metropolitan ChangedDiocese of Foz do Iguaçu (from Curitiba to Cascavel)
Diocese of Palmas (from Curitiba to Cascavel)
Diocese of Toledo (from Curitiba to Cascavel)

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
1966420,000460,00091.3%1039498,571158827ap1967
1970580,000620,00093.5%2051718,1696712434ap1971
1976905,0001,033,00087.6%27881157,86910215652ap1977
1980320,000400,00080.0%1339526,153496428ap1981
1990289,000396,00073.0%2331545,351785926ap1991
1999250,671320,37278.2%2818465,449385228ap2000
2000300,601328,51191.5%2618446,831354528ap2001
2001302,950340,39489.0%2819476,4451274329ap2002
2002297,555334,33289.0%2519446,7621804329ap2003
2003299,505336,34389.0%2921505,9901744129ap2004
2004305,496344,41588.7%2918476,4991613829ap2005
2010337,000381,00088.5%3418526,4801514430ap2011
2014353,000400,00088.3%3414487,354343830ap2015
2017362,100409,50088.4%3616526,963393931ap2018
2020370,600419,00088.4%3616527,126283831ap2021

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 51, Page 897, to Page 899
  • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 71, Page 1,502, and Page 1,503

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