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Diocese of Apucarana

Dioecesis Apucaranensis



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Bishop(s)

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • Erected: 28 November 1964
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Londrina
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • State: Parana
  • Country: Brazil
  • Square Kilometers: 9,326 (3,602 Square Miles)
  • Conference Region: Sul 2
  • Official Web Site: http://diocesedeapucarana.com.br/
  • Mailing Address: Rua Jose Miskowski 240, 86812-285 Jardim Malibu, Apucarana, PR, Brazil
  • Telephone: (043) 3423-1428

Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
28 November 1964ErectedDiocese of Campo Mourão (Ivaiporáo)
Diocese of Londrina (Apucarana, Arapongas, Araruva, Astorga, Borrazópolis, Cafeara, California, Cambira, Colorado, Faxinal, Florida, Guaraci, Iguarassu, Itaguagé, Lobato, Munhoz de Mello, Nossa Senhora das Graças, Sabaudia, Santa Fé, Santa Ines, and Santo Inácio)
Diocese of Apucarana (erected)
31 October 1970Metropolitan ChangedDiocese of Apucarana (from Curitiba)

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
1966560,000600,00093.3%8293715,135377828ap1967
1970564,000600,00094.0%3531668,5451451040ap1971
1976580,000620,00093.5%35195410,74020199951ap1977
1980630,000710,00088.7%27164314,65147169464ap1981
1990424,000492,00086.2%3811498,65369126559ap1991
1999503,000572,00087.9%4512578,82469128261ap2000
2000398,800465,00085.8%5013636,33070138261ap2001
2001410,000465,00088.2%6012725,69470128662ap2002
2002410,000465,00088.2%5312656,30761128662ap2003
2003398,800465,00085.8%579666,0426798662ap2004
2004398,800465,80085.6%589675,9526798962ap2005
2006366,020476,00076.9%6011715,15574118760ap2007
2012390,000515,00075.7%728804,8757484762ap2013
2015399,000527,00075.7%738814,92510385464ap2016
2018409,090540,25075.7%8411954,306108155464ap2019
2020375,800504,40074.5%787854,42110483064ap2021
2022381,000512,00074.4%76861622,35195863064ap2023

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.


Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased



Source(s)

  • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 57, Page 829, and Page 830
  • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 63, Page 257, and Page 258

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