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Diocese of Foz do Iguaçu

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Bishop(s)

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • Erected: 5 May 1978
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Cascavel
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • State: Parana
  • Country: Brazil
  • Square Kilometers: 6,830 (2,638 Square Miles)
  • Conference Region: Sul 2
  • Official Web Site: https://diocesedefoz.org.br
  • Mailing Address: Curia Diocesana, Patrulheiro Rua Venanti Otremba 585, 85852-020 Foz do Iguacu, PR, Brazil
  • Telephone: (045)3574-5811

Historical Details


Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
Territorial Prelature of Foz do Iguaçu (Iguassú)
10 May 1926ErectedDiocese of Curitiba (Foz do Iguaçu (Iguassú)) Territorial Prelature of Foz do Iguaçu (Iguassú) (erected)
20 June 1959SuppressedTerritorial Prelature of Foz do Iguaçu (Iguassú) (suppressed) (Campo Mourâo, Araruna, Cianorte, Cruzeiro d'Oeste, Engenheiro Beltrâo, Goioerê, Jussará, Manuel Ribas, Peabirú, Pitanga, Rondón, and Terra Boa) Diocese of Campo Mourão (erected)
20 June 1959SuppressedTerritorial 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)
Diocese of Foz do Iguaçu
5 May 1978ErectedDiocese of Toledo (Foz do Iguaçu, Céu Azul, Matelândia, Medianeira, São Miguel, and Santa Helena) Diocese of Foz do Iguaçu (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
Territorial Prelature of Foz do Iguaçu (Iguassú)
194995,900100,00095.9%10109,59010315ap1951
Diocese of Foz do Iguaçu
1980391,000412,00094.9%2242615,038256612ap1981
1990316,000351,00090.0%530359,028319715ap1991
1999364,000404,00090.1%11233410,705268919ap2000
2000368,000408,00090.2%13213410,823308720ap2001
2001360,000400,00090.0%15213610,000318320ap2002
2002361,000402,00089.8%1622389,500348421ap2003
2003361,000403,00089.6%1423379,756337421ap2004
2004363,000405,00089.6%1522379,810237121ap2005
2006382,372477,96480.0%1922419,326317721ap2007
2013413,000521,00079.3%2227498,4281396027ap2014
2016423,000533,00079.4%2720479,0002334527ap2017
2019433,200545,87579.4%25184310,0744215327ap2020
2021302,400463,42365.3%2725525,81511284828ap2022

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


Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased



Source(s)

  • Territorial Prelature of Foz do Iguaçu (Iguassú)
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 19, Page 81, to Page 85
  • Diocese of Foz do Iguaçu
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 70, Page 387, and Page 388
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 71, Page 1,502, and Page 1,503

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