Diocese of Palmas–Francisco Beltrão Dioecesis Palmensis–Beltranensis Diocese de Palmas–Francisco Beltrão | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Country | Brazil |
| Ecclesiastical province | Cascavel |
| Metropolitan | Cascavel |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 17,964 km2 (6,936 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2004) 557,707 490,787 (88.0%) |
| Information | |
| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Established | 9 December 1933 (90 years ago) |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of the Good Jesus in Palmas, Paraná |
| Co-cathedral | Co-Cathedral of Our Lady of Glory in Francisco Beltrão |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Edgar Xavier Ertl, S.A.C. |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Sede vacante |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Palmas–Francisco Beltrão (Latin: Dioecesis Palmensis–Beltranensis) is a diocese located in the cities of Palmas & Francisco Beltrão in the ecclesiastical province of Cascavel in Brazil.
History[edit]
- December 9, 1933: Established as Territorial Prelature of Palmas from the Diocese of Lages and Diocese of Ponta Grossa
- January 14, 1958: Promoted as Diocese of Palmas
- January 7, 1987: Renamed as Diocese of Palmas–Francisco Beltrão
Bishops[edit]
Ordinaries[edit]
- Prelates of Palmas
- Bishop Carlos Eduardo de Sabóia Bandeira Melo, O.F.M. (13 December 1947 – 11 April 1958)
- Bishops of Palmas
- Bishop Carlos Eduardo de Sabóia Bandeira Melo, O.F.M. (11 April 1958 – 7 February 1969)
- Bishop Agostinho José Sartori, O.F.M. Cap. (16 February 1970 – 7 January 1987)
- Bishops of Palmas–Francisco Beltrão
- Bishop Agostinho José Sartori, O.F.M. Cap. (7 January 1987 – 24 August 2005)
- Bishop José Antônio Peruzzo (24 August 2005 – 7 January 2015), appointed Archbishop of Curitiba, Parana
- Bishop Edgar Xavier Ertl, S.A.C. (27 April 2016 – present)
Auxiliary bishop[edit]
- Luiz Vicente Bernetti, O.A.D. (1996-2005), appointed Bishop of Apucarana, Parana
Other priest of this diocese who became bishop[edit]
- Geremias Steinmetz, appointed Bishop of Paranavaí, Parana in 2011
References[edit]
External links[edit]
- GCatholic.org
- Catholic Hierarchy
- Diocese website (Portuguese) Archived 2007-12-31 at the Wayback Machine
