The Archdiocese of Londrina (Latin: Archidioecesis Londrinensis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical jurisdiction or archdiocese of the Catholic Church in Paraná state, southern Brazil.
Archdiocese of Londrina Archidioecesis Londrinensis | |
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 Metropolitan Cathedral of the Sacred Heart of Jesus | |
| Location | |
| Country | Brazil |
| Ecclesiastical province | Londrina |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 6,594 km2 (2,546 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2004) 900,000 658,800 (73.2%) |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic Church |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 1 February 1956 (68 years ago) |
| Cathedral | Catedral Metropolitana Sagrado Coração de Jesus |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Archbishop | Geremias Steinmetz |
| Website | |
| http://arquidioceselondrina.com.br/ | |
Its cathedral is Catedral Metropolitana Sagrado Coração de Jesus, dedicated to the Sacred Heart of Jesus, in the archiepiscopal see of Londrina.
History
edit- February 1, 1956: Established as Diocese of Londrina on territory split off from the Diocese of Jacarezinho
- Lost territory on 1964.11.28 to establish Diocese of Apucarana, now its suffragan
- October 31, 1970: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Londrina
Ecclesiastical province
editThe Metropolitan has the following Suffragan sees :
Statistics
editAs of 2014[update], it pastorally served 728,000 Catholics (73.4% of 992,000 total) on 6,714 km² in 76 parishes and 245 missions with 146 priests (75 diocesan, 71 religious), 59 deacons, 383 lay religious (145 brothers, 238 sisters) and 8 seminarians.
Ordinaries
edit- Suffragan Bishop of Londrina
- Geraldo Fernandes Bijos, Claretians (C.M.F.) (16 November 1956 – 31 October 1970 see below)
- Metropolitan Archbishops of Londrina
- Geraldo Fernandes Bijos, C.M.F. (see above 31 October 1970 – 28 March death 1982), also Vice-President of National Conference of Bishops of Brazil (1974 – 1979)
- Auxiliary Bishop: Antônio Agostinho Marochi (1973.09.27 – 1976.02.02), Titular Bishop of Thabraca (1973.09.27 – 1976.02.02); later Bishop of Presidente Prudente (Brazil) (1976.02.02 – 2002.02.20)
- Auxiliary Bishop: Luiz Colussi (1978.01.03 – 1980.03.28), Titular Bishop of Gor (1978.01.03 – 1980.03.28); next Coadjutor Bishop of Lins (Brazil) (1980.03.28 – 1980.10.11), succeeding as Bishop of Lins (1980.10.11 – 1983.12.05), Bishop of Caçador (Brazil) (1983.12.05 – death 1996.12.04)
- Geraldo Majella Agnelo, (4 October 1982 – 16 September 1991); previously Bishop of Toledo (Brazil) (1978.05.05 – 1982.10.04); later Secretary of Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments (1991.09.16 – 1999.01.13), Second Vice-President of Latin American Episcopal Council (1999 – 2003), Metropolitan Archbishop of São Salvador da Bahia (Brazil) (1999.01.13 – 2011.01.12), created Cardinal-Priest of S. Gregorio Magno alla Magliana Nuova (2001.02.21 [2001.05.20] – ...), President of National Conference of Bishops of Brazil (2003.05 – 2007.05)
- Albano Bortoletto Cavallin (11 March 1992 – retired 10 May 2006), died 2017; previously Titular Bishop of Aquæ novæ in Numidia (1973.06.14 – 1986.10.24) as Auxiliary Bishop of Archdiocese of Curitiba (Brazil) (1973.06.14 – 1986.10.24), Bishop of Guarapuava (Brazil) (1986.10.24 – 1992.03.11)
- Auxiliary Bishop: Vicente Costa (born Malta) (1998.07.01 – 2002.10.09), Titular Bishop of Aquæ flaviæ (1998.07.01 – 2002.10.09); next Bishop of Umuarama (Brazil) (2002.10.09 – 2009.12.30), Bishop of Jundiaí (Brazil) (2009.12.30 – ...)
- Auxiliary Bishop: José Lanza Neto (2004.06.23 – 2007.06.13), Titular Bishop of Mades (2004.06.23 – 2007.06.13); later Bishop of Guaxupé (Brazil) (2007.06.13 – ...)
- Orlando Brandes (10 May 2006 – 16 November 2016), previously Bishop of Joinville (Brazil) (1994.03.09 – 2006.05.10); next Metropolitan Archbishop of Aparecida (Brazil) (2016.11.16 – ...)
- Geremias Steinmetz (14 June 2017 – ...), previously Bishop of Paranavaí (Brazil) (2011.01.05 – 2017.06.14).