Archdiocese of Florianópolis
Florianopolitan(us)
Metropolitan see · Latin Church · Florianópolis, Brazil
The Metropolitan Archdiocese of Florianópolis is a Latin Church see in Santa Catarina, Brazil, originating as the Diocese of Santa Catarina in 1908 and elevated to an archdiocese in 1927. It has been led by Archbishop Wilson Tadeu Jönck since 2011.
The see
- Rank
- Metropolitan see
- Tradition
- Latin Church
- Erected
- 1908
- Latin
- Florianopolitan(us)
- Patron
- Our Lady of Exile (Nossa Senhora do Desterro)
- Annuario code
- 001001421
The see in figures
- Catholics
- 1,248,126
- Population
- 1,385,000
- Catholic share
- 90.1%
- Priests
- 209
- Catholics per priest
- 5,972
- Extent
- 7,862 km²
- Catholics per km²
- 159
of the people living within its bounds
Figures as recorded in the register, from the Annuario Pontificio and the see's own published statements. Shares and ratios are computed from the two figures shown beside them.
The bishop
- Archbishop
- Wilson Tadeu Jönck, S.C.I.
- Born
- 10 July 1951
- Birthplace
- Vidal Ramos
- Institute
- SACERDOTI DEL SACRO CUORE DI GESÙ (DEHONIANI) (S.C.I.)
A see whose chair stands empty is recorded as vacant rather than filled with a guess. On what a bishop is, see the bishop.
The cathedral
Metropolitan Cathedral of Our Lady of Exile stands in Florianópolis, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.
On what a cathedral is, see the cathedral; every see church on earth is gathered at the cathedrals.
The province of Florianópolis
This see is the metropolitan of its province.
The sees of this province:
- Diocese of TubarãoTubarão
On how the Church is ordered into provinces, see the diocese.
History
The Brazilian city of Florianópolis is the seat of this archdiocese, titled Archidioecesis Florianopolitanus in Latin.
What is kept by invitation
The record above is published because it is public: what this see is, when it was erected, who holds its chair, and where it stands among its neighbours.
The working record is not. The chancery's address, telephone and email, the clergy of the see, and the hours of Mass, confession and adoration in the parishes within it are kept for members, and a person reads every request.
Sources
The see's own website · Wikipedia
This record is compiled from the published statements of the see and the references of the Holy See, among them the Annuario Pontificio. On the method, see the keeping of the record. Whoever finds an error is asked, in charity, to write: [email protected].