Roman Catholic Diocese of Blumenau
Catholic ecclesiastical territory
Diocese of Blumenau Dioecesis Florumpratensis Diocese de Blumenau | |
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Location | |
Country | ![]() |
Ecclesiastical province | Florianópolis |
Metropolitan | Florianópolis |
Statistics | |
Area | 3,388 km2 (1,308 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2004) 609,000 430,000 (70.6%) |
Parishes | 38 |
Information | |
Rite | Latin Rite |
Established | 19 April 2000 (24 years ago) |
Cathedral | Cathedral of St Paul in Blumenau |
Patron saint | St Paul |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Rafael Biernaski |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Wilson Tadeu Jönck, SCI |
Bishops emeritus | Angélico Sândalo Bernardino Bishop Emeritus |
Map | |
![]() Location of the diocese. Metropolitan archdiocese in pink. | |
Website | |
Website of the Diocese |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Blumenau (Latin: Dioecesis Florumpratensis) is a diocese located in the city of Blumenau in the ecclesiastical province of Florianópolis in Brazil.
History
- April 19, 2000: Established as Diocese of Blumenau from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Florianópolis, Diocese of Joinville and Diocese of Rio do Sul
Leadership
- Bishops of Blumenau (Roman rite)
- Bishop Angélico Sândalo Bernardino (April 19, 2000 – February 18, 2009)
- Bishop Giuseppe Negri, P.I.M.E., (February 18, 2009 – October 29, 2014), appointed Coadjutor Bishop of Santo Amaro, São Paulo
- Bishop Rafael Biernaski (June 24, 2015 – present)
References
- GCatholic.org
- Catholic Hierarchy
- Diocese website (Portuguese) Archived 2012-04-02 at the Wayback Machine
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