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Archdiocese of Maringá

Archidioecesis Maringaënsis



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Bishop(s)

  • Severino Clasen, O.F.M., Archbishop
  • Anuar Battisti, Archbishop Emeritus

Suffragan Dioceses

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Archdiocese
  • Elevated: 16 October 1979
  • Metropolitan See
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • State: Parana
  • Country: Brazil
  • Square Kilometers: 6,298 (2,432 Square Miles)
  • Conference Region: Sul 2
  • Official Web Site: http://www.arquimaringa.org.br/
  • Mailing Address: Curia Metropolitana, Av. Tiradentes 740, 87013-260 Maringa, PR, Brazil
  • Telephone: (044)3227-1706
  • Fax: 3226-1667

Historical Details


Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
Diocese of Maringá
1 February 1956ErectedDiocese of Jacarezinho (Maringá, Alto Paraná, Jandaia, Mandaguacú, Mandaguarí, Marialva, Nova Esperança, and Paranavai) Diocese of Maringá (erected)
20 January 1968Territory LostDiocese of Maringá (Alto Paraná, Amapora, Diamante do Norte, Guairacá, Itauna do Sul, Loanda, Mirador, Nova Aliança do Ivaí, Nova Londrina, Paraíso do Norte, Paranavaí, Planaltina do Paraná, Porto Rico, Querencia do Norte, Santa Cruz do Monte Castelo, Santa Isabel do Ivaí,..) Diocese of Paranavaí (erected)
31 October 1970Metropolitan ChangedDiocese of Maringá (from Curitiba)
Archdiocese of Maringá
16 October 1979ElevatedDiocese of Maringá Archdiocese of Maringá

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
Diocese of Maringá
1966900,000950,00094.7%32235516,36388039ap1967
1970750,000800,00093.8%29103919,230199529ap1971
1976447,519517,51986.5%30114110,915303031ap1977
Archdiocese of Maringá
1980474,000542,00087.5%27103712,8103114533ap1981
1990351,000402,00087.3%2953410,3231512534ap1991
1999340,000445,00076.4%464506,80031317045ap2000
2000447,000596,48374.9%525577,84231017547ap2001
2001452,541603,38775.0%536597,67034613448ap2002
2002444,893593,19175.0%587656,84432513752ap2003
2003403,369582,19169.3%536596,836133312551ap2004
2004428,157611,65470.0%545597,256133612651ap2005
2013519,000720,00072.1%6611776,740323812456ap2014
2016558,229764,69873.0%7611876,416602910156ap2017
2019574,490786,97073.0%7311846,83957388958ap2020
2021589,002806,85273.0%7810886,693553210958ap2022

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


Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased



Source(s)

  • Diocese of Maringá
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 48, Page 485, to Page 488
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 63, Page 257, and Page 258
  • Archdiocese of Maringá
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 71, Page 1,501, and Page 1,502

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