Continent: South America
Rite: Roman (Latin)
Type: Diocese
Name: Tianguá / Tianguen(sis) (Latin)
Ecclesiastical Province: Fortaleza
Depends on: Dicastery for Bishops
Patron Saint: Saint Anne (July 26)
Cathedral Dedication Anniversary: August 21 (2011)
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Bishop (2017.02.15 – ...): | Bishop Francisco Edimilson Neves Ferreira (55) |
Bishops of Tianguá (Roman Rite) | ||||||||||
Bishop Francisco Edimilson Neves Ferreira (55) Bishop of Tianguá (Brazil)
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Bishop Francisco Javier Hernández Arnedo, O.A.R. (83) Bishop emeritus of Tianguá (Brazil)
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Bishop Timóteo Francisco Nemésio Pereira Cordeiro, O.F.M. Cap.
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Area: 9,680 km²
Population: 409,000 Catholics (81.8% of 500,060 total)
Pastoral Centres: 21 parishes
Personnel: 48 priests (43 diocesan, 5 religious), 9 deacons, 53 religious (13 brothers, 40 sisters), 15 seminarians
Last updated on 2024.12.15
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