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Suffragan diocese Foz do Iguaçu, Brazil

Diocese of Foz do Iguaçu

Iguassuen(sis)

Latin Church

The Diocese of Foz do Iguaçu is a Latin Church diocese in western Paraná, Brazil, suffragan to the Archdiocese of Cascavel. It was first erected as a territorial prelature in 1926 and restored as a diocese in 1978.

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The address the register holds for Cathedral of St. John the Baptist, in Foz do Iguaçu, Brazil.

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Established
1926
Catholics
413,000
Priests
54
Territory
6,822 km²

Parishes and churches

26 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.

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The bishop

Bishop
Sérgio de Deus Borges

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The cathedral

Cathedral of St. John the Baptist stands in Foz do Iguaçu, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.

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History

The city of Foz do Iguaçu anchors this Brazilian diocese (Latin: Dioecesis Iguassuensis), which belongs to the ecclesiastical province of Cascavel.

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