Roman_Catholic_Archdiocese_of_Londrina

Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Londrina

Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Londrina

Latin Catholic territory in Brazil


The Archdiocese of Londrina (Latin: Archidioecesis Londrinensis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical jurisdiction or archdiocese of the Catholic Church in Paraná state, southern Brazil.

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Its cathedral is Catedral Metropolitana Sagrado Coração de Jesus, dedicated to the Sacred Heart of Jesus, in the archiepiscopal see of Londrina.

History

  • February 1, 1956: Established as Diocese of Londrina on territory split off from the Diocese of Jacarezinho
  • Lost territory on 1964.11.28 to establish Diocese of Apucarana, now its suffragan
  • October 31, 1970: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Londrina

Ecclesiastical province

The Metropolitan has the following Suffragan sees :

Statistics

As of 2014, it pastorally served 728,000 Catholics (73.4% of 992,000 total) on 6,714 km² in 76 parishes and 245 missions with 146 priests (75 diocesan, 71 religious), 59 deacons, 383 lay religious (145 brothers, 238 sisters) and 8 seminarians.

Ordinaries

Suffragan Bishop of Londrina
  • Geraldo Fernandes Bijos, Claretians (C.M.F.) (16 November 1956 – 31 October 1970 see below)
Metropolitan Archbishops of Londrina

See also

Sources

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