Roman Catholic Diocese of Paranaguá

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Paranaguá (Latin: Dioecesis Paranaguensis) is a diocese located in the city of Paranaguá in the ecclesiastical province of Curitiba in Brazil.

Diocese of Paranaguá Dioecesis Paranaguensis Diocese de Paranaguá
Location
Country	Brazil
Ecclesiastical province	Curitiba
Metropolitan	Curitiba
Statistics
Area	12,992 km2 (5,016 sq mi)
Population Total Catholics	(as of 2004) 386,041 263,830 (68.3%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Established	21 July 1962 (63 years ago)
Cathedral	Catedral de Nossa Senhora do Santíssimo Rosário in Paranaguá
Patron saint	Our Lady of the Rosary
Current leadership
Pope	Leo XIV
Bishop	Edmar Paron
Metropolitan Archbishop	José Antônio Peruzzo
Website
Website of the Diocese

History

• July 21, 1962: Established as Diocese of Paranaguá from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Curitiba

Leadership

• Bishops of Paranaguá (Roman rite), listed in reverse chronological order
  • Bishop Edmar Peron (2015.11.25 - Present)
  • Bishop João Alves dos Santos, O.F.M. Cap. (2006.08.02 – 2015.04.09)
  • Bishop Alfredo Ernest Novak, C.Ss.R. (1989.03.15 – 2006.08.02)
  • Bishop Bernardo José Nolker, C.Ss.R. (1963.01.07 – 1989.03.15)

References

• GCatholic.org
• Catholic Hierarchy