Roman Catholic Diocese of Toledo, Brazil
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Diocese of Toledo Dioecesis Toletanus in Brasilia Diocese de Toledo | |
|---|---|
 Cathedral of Christ the King | |
| Location | |
| Country | Brazil |
| Ecclesiastical province | Cascavel |
| Metropolitan | Cascavel |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 8,000 km2 (3,100 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2010) 381,000 337,000 (88.5%) |
| Information | |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 20 June 1959 (64 years ago) |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of Christ the King in Toledo |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | João Carlos Seneme |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Adelar Baruffi |
| Website | |
| Website of the Diocese | |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Toledo (Latin: Dioecesis Toletanus in Brasilia) is a diocese located in the city of Toledo in the ecclesiastical province of Cascavel in Brazil.
History[edit]
- June 20, 1959: Established as Diocese of Toledo from the Territorial Prelature of Foz do Iguaçu
Bishops[edit]
- Bishops of Toledo (Latin Church), in reverse chronological order
- Bishop João Carlos Seneme (2013.06.26 – ...)
- Bishop Francisco Carlos Bach (2005.07.27 – 2012.10.03), appointed Bishop of São José dos Pinhais, Parana
- Bishop Anuar Battisti (1998.04.15 – 2004.09.29), appointed Archbishop of Maringá, Parana
- Bishop Lúcio Ignácio Baumgaertner (1983.07.02 – 1995.12.27), appointed Archbishop of Cascavel
- Bishop Geraldo Majella Agnelo (1978.05.05 – 1982.10.04), appointed Archbishop of Londrina, Parana; future Cardinal
- Bishop Armando Círio, O.S.I. (1960.05.14 – 1978.05.05), appointed Bishop of Cascavel; future archbishop
Other priests of this diocese who became bishops[edit]
- Irineu Roque Scherer, appointed Bishop of Garanhuns, Pernambuco in 1998
- Odilo Pedro Scherer, appointed Auxiliary Bishop of São Paulo in 2001; future Cardinal
References[edit]
External links[edit]
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