Roman Catholic Diocese of Toledo, Brazil
Diocese of Toledo Dioecesis Toletanus in Brasilia Diocese de Toledo | |
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![]() 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 (65 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
- June 20, 1959: Established as Diocese of Toledo from the Territorial Prelature of Foz do Iguaçu
Bishops
- 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
- Irineu Roque Scherer, appointed Bishop of Garanhuns, Pernambuco in 1998
- Odilo Pedro Scherer, appointed Auxiliary Bishop of São Paulo in 2001; future Cardinal
References
External links
- GCatholic.org
- Catholic Hierarchy
- Diocese website (Portuguese)
Catholicism portal
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