Roman Catholic Diocese of Umuarama

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Umuarama (Latin: Dioecesis Umuaramensis) is a diocese located in the city of Umuarama in the ecclesiastical province of Maringá in Brazil.

Diocese of Umuarama Dioecesis Umuaramensis
Location
Country	Brazil
Ecclesiastical province	Maringá
Statistics
Area	13,200 km2 (5,100 sq mi)
Population Total Catholics	(as of 2004) 364,536 296,014 (81.2%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Established	26 May 1973 (52 years ago)
Cathedral	Catedral Divino Espírito Santo
Current leadership
Pope	Leo XIV
Bishop	João Mamede Filho
Bishops emeritus	José Maria Maimone
Website
www.diocesedeumuarama.org.br

History

• 26 May 1973: Established as Diocese of Umuarama from the Diocese of Campo Mourão

Bishops

• Bishops of Umuarama (Roman rite)
  • José Maria Maimone, S.A.C. (12 June 1973 - 8 May 2002) Resigned
  • Vicente Costa (9 October 2002 - 30 December 2009) appointed, Bishop of Jundiaí, São Paulo
  • João Mamede Filho, O.F.M. Conv. (24 November 2010 – present)

Coadjutor bishop

• Frederico Heimler, S.D.B. (1998-2002), did not succeed to see; appointed Bishop of Cruz Alta, Rio Grande do Sul

References

• GCatholic.org
• Catholic Hierarchy
• Diocese website (Portuguese) Archived 2016-10-07 at the Wayback Machine