Continent: South America
Rite: Roman (Latin)
Type: Metropolitan Archdiocese
Name: Curitiba / Curitiben(sis) (Latin)
Suffragan Sees: Guarapuava, Paranaguá, Ponta Grossa, São José dos Pinhais, União da Vitória
Depends on: Dicastery for Bishops
Patron Saint: Nossa Senhora da Luz (September 8)
Cathedral Dedication Anniversary: September 6 (1909)
Liturgical Calendar (National) 📅
Metropolitan Archbishop (2015.01.07 – ...): | Archbishop José Antônio Peruzzo (64) |
Auxiliary Bishop (2022.12.07 – ...): | Bishop Reginei José Modolo (49) Titular Bishop of Macriana in Mauretania |
Auxiliary Bishop (2024.02.28 – ...): | Bishop Adenis Roberto de Oliveira, S.d.P. (50) Titular Bishop of Hermiana |
Metropolitan Archbishops of Curitiba (Roman Rite) | ||||||||||
Archbishop José Antônio Peruzzo (64) Metropolitan Archbishop of Curitiba (Brazil)
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Archbishop Moacyr José Vitti, C.S.S.
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Archbishop Pedro Antônio Marchetti Fedalto (98) Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Curitiba (Brazil)
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Archbishop Manuel da Silveira d’Elboux
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Archbishop Ático Eusébio da Rocha
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Archbishop João Francisco Braga
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Bishops of Curitiba (Roman Rite) | ||||||||||
Bishop João Francisco Braga (later Archbishop) (see above) | ||||||||||
Bishop Leopoldo Duarte e Silva (later Archbishop) Ipse firmitas et auctoritas mea
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Bishop José de Camargo Barros
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Area: 5,571 km²
Population: 1,750,400 Catholics (64.6% of 2,710,200 total)
Pastoral Centres: 143 parishes, 523 missions
Personnel: 466 priests (102 diocesan, 364 religious), 142 deacons, 1,409 religious (547 brothers, 862 sisters), 31 seminarians
Last updated on 2024.10.01
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