Roman Catholic Diocese of Apucarana
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Apucarana is a diocese
located in the city of Apucarana
in the Ecclesiastical province
of Londrina
in Brazil.
Diocese
A diocese is the district or see under the supervision of a bishop. It is divided into parishes.An archdiocese is more significant than a diocese. An archdiocese is presided over by an archbishop whose see may have or had importance due to size or historical significance...
located in the city of Apucarana
Apucarana
Apucarana is a municipality in the state of Paraná in Brazil, located at coordinates . The municipality covers at an elevation of above mean sea level. Its 2008 population was estimated as 120,133.- Transportation :The city is served by Cap...
in the Ecclesiastical province
Ecclesiastical Province
An ecclesiastical province is a large jurisdiction of religious government, so named by analogy with a secular province, existing in certain hierarchical Christian churches, especially in the Catholic Church and Orthodox Churches and in the Anglican Communion...
of Londrina
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Londrina
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Londrina is an archdiocese located in the city of Londrina in Brazil.-History:* February 1, 1956: Established as Diocese of Londrina from the Diocese of Jacarezinho...
in Brazil.
History
- November 28, 1964: Established as Diocese of Apucarana from the Diocese of Campo Mourão and Diocese of Londrina
Leadership
- BishopBishopA bishop is an ordained or consecrated member of the Christian clergy who is generally entrusted with a position of authority and oversight. Within the Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox Churches, in the Assyrian Church of the East, in the Independent Catholic Churches, and in the...
s of Apucarana (Latin Rite)- Romeu Alberti (1965.02.22 – 1982.06.03)
- Domingos Gabriel WisniewskiDomingos Gabriel WisniewskiDomingos Gabriel Wisniewski CM was a Brazilian Roman Catholic prelate and bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Apucarana, Brazil.-Notes:...
, C.M. (1983.05.17 – 2005.02.02) - Luiz Vicente Bernetti, O.A.D. (2005.02.02 – 2009)
- Celso Antonio Marchiori, (2009 - present)