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Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Maringá

Coordinates: 23°25′35″S 51°56′18″W / 23.4263°S 51.9383°W / -23.4263; -51.9383
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Archdiocese of Maringá

Archidioecesis Maringaënsis
Cathedral
Location
CountryBrazil
Statistics
Area6,294 km2 (2,430 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2004)
611,654
428,157 (70.0%)
Information
RiteLatin Rite
Established1 February 1956 (68 years ago)
CathedralCatedral Metropolitana Basílica Nossa Senhora da Glória
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
ArchbishopSeverino Clasen, OFM
Bishops emeritus
Website
www.arquimaringa.org.br

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Maringá (Latin: Archidioecesis Maringaënsis) is an archdiocese located in the city of Maringá in Brazil.

History

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  • February 1, 1956: Established as Diocese of Maringá from the Diocese of Jacarezinho
  • October 16, 1979: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Maringá

Leadership

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Ordinaries

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Bishops
  • Jaime Luiz Coelho (3 December 1956 – 16 October 1979 see below)
Archbishops
  • Jaime Luiz Coelho (see above 16 October 1979 – 7 May 1997)
  • Murilo Sebastião Ramos Krieger, S.C.J. (7 May 1997 – 20 February 2002), appointed, Archbishop of Florianópolis, Santa Catarina
  • João Braz de Aviz (17 July 2002 – 18 January 2004), appointed, Archbishop of Brasília, Distrito Federal; future Cardinal
  • Anuar Battisti (29 September 2004 – 20 November 2019)
  • Severino Clasen, O.F.M. (1 July 2020 – )

Other priests of this diocese who became bishops

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Suffragan dioceses

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Sources

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23°25′35″S 51°56′18″W / 23.4263°S 51.9383°W / -23.4263; -51.9383