Diocese of

Apucarana

Brazil Brazil

Continent: South America

Rite: Roman (Latin)

Type: Diocese Diocese

Name: Apucarana / Apucaranen(sis) (Latin)

Ecclesiastical Province: Londrina

Neighbouring Dioceses: Campo Mourão (↙), Maringá (←), Presidente Prudente (↑), Londrina (↗), Ponta Grossa (↘), Guarapuava (↓)

Depends on: Dicastery for Bishops

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Celebrations

Patron Saint: Nossa Senhora de Lourdes

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History

Present Prelates

Bishop (2018.12.12 – ...):Bishop Carlos José de Oliveira (58)Bishop Carlos José de Oliveira (58)

Monsignors (3)

Ordinaries

Bishops of Apucarana (Roman Rite)

Bishop Carlos José de Oliveira (58)Bishop Carlos José de Oliveira (58)
(2018.12.12 – ...)

Bishop of Apucarana (Brazil)

Cum Maria matre Jesu

Born:1967.10.17 (Botucatu, SP, Brazil)
Ordained Priest:1992.10.04
Consecrated Bishop:2019.03.19

Priest of Mogi das Cruzes (Brazil) (1992.10.04 – 1996)

Priest of Botucatu (Brazil) (1996 – 2018.12.12)

Chaplain of His Holiness (2007.10.04 – 2018.12.12)

Bishop of Apucarana (Brazil) (2018.12.12 – ...)

Bishop Celso Antônio Marchiori (67)Bishop Celso Antônio Marchiori (67)
(2009.07.08 – 2017.12.13)

Bishop of São José dos Pinhais (Brazil)

In cruce Domini

Born:1958.08.14 (Campo Largo, PR, Brazil)
Ordained Priest:1988.03.06
Consecrated Bishop:2009.08.28

Priest of Curitiba (Brazil) (1988.03.06 – 2009.07.08)

Bishop of Apucarana (Brazil) (2009.07.08 – 2017.12.13)

Bishop of São José dos Pinhais (Brazil) (2017.12.13 – ...)

Bishop Luiz Vicente Bernetti, O.A.D.
(2005.02.02 – 2009.07.08)

Euntes prædicate

Born:1934.03.24 (Ponzano, SP, Brazil)
Ordained Priest:1958.06.01
Consecrated Bishop:1996.08.25
Died:2017.08.11 (Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil † 83)

Titular Bishop of Rufiniana (1996.06.12 – 2005.02.02)

Auxiliary Bishop of Palmas–Francisco Beltrão (Brazil) (1996.06.12 – 2005.02.02)

Bishop of Apucarana (Brazil) (2005.02.02 – 2009.07.08)

Bishop Domingos Gabriel Wisniewski, C.M.
(1983.05.17 – 2005.02.02)

Tudo para Todos

Born:1928.03.02 (Guarani das Missões, RS, Brazil)
Ordained Priest:1955.06.29
Consecrated Bishop:1975.08.28
Died:2010.07.21 (Londrina, PR, Brazil † 82)

Titular Bishop of Tela (1975.06.27 – 1979.04.19)

Auxiliary Bishop of Curitiba (Brazil) (1975.06.27 – 1979.04.19)

Bishop of Cornélio Procópio (Brazil) (1979.04.19 – 1983.05.17)

Bishop of Apucarana (Brazil) (1983.05.17 – 2005.02.02)

Bishop Romeu Alberti (later Archbishop)
(1965.02.22 – 1982.06.03)

Ut unum sint

Born:1927.04.21 (São Paulo, SP, Brazil)
Ordained Priest:1951.10.07
Consecrated Bishop:1964.05.24
Died:1988.08.06 († 61)

Priest of São Paulo (Brazil) (1951.10.07 – 1964.03.25)

Titular Bishop of Belali (1964.03.25 – 1965.02.22)

Auxiliary Bishop of São Paulo (Brazil) (1964.03.25 – 1965.02.22)

Bishop of Apucarana (Brazil) (1965.02.22 – 1982.06.03)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Ribeirão Preto (Brazil) (1982.06.03 – 1988.08.06)

Special Churches

Churches by City (63)

Campo Mourão (↙), Maringá (←), Presidente Prudente (↑), Londrina (↗), Ponta Grossa (↘), Guarapuava (↓)

Statistics (2022.12.31)

Area: 9,326 km²

Population: 383,000 Catholics (76.1% of 503,000 total)

Pastoral Centres: 64 parishes

Personnel: 84 priests (75 diocesan, 9 religious), 111 deacons, 46 religious (16 brothers, 30 sisters), 31 seminarians

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