Archdiocese of Londrina
Londrinen(sis)
Metropolitan see · Latin Church · Londrina, Brazil
The Archdiocese of Londrina is a Latin rite metropolitan archdiocese in Paraná state, Brazil, erected as a diocese in 1956 and elevated to archdiocese in 1970. Its metropolitan archbishop is Geremias Steinmetz, and its province includes the suffragan dioceses of Apucarana, Cornélio Procópio, and Jacarezinho.
The see
- Rank
- Metropolitan see
- Tradition
- Latin Church
- Erected
- 1 February 1956
- Latin
- Londrinen(sis)
- Patron
- Sacred Heart of Jesus (Sagrado Coração de Jesus)
- Annuario code
- 001002044
The see in figures
- Catholics
- 542,000
- Population
- 900,000
- Catholic share
- 60.2%
- Priests
- 149
- Catholics per priest
- 3,638
- Extent
- 6,594 km²
- Catholics per km²
- 82
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
- Geremias Steinmetz
- Born
- 26 February 1965
- Birthplace
- Sulina
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
Catedral Metropolitana Sagrado Coração de Jesus stands in Londrina, 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 Londrina
This see is the metropolitan of its province.
The sees of this province:
- Diocese of ApucaranaApucarana
- Diocese of Cornélio ProcópioCornélio Procópio
- Diocese of JacarezinhoJacarezinho
On how the Church is ordered into provinces, see the diocese.
History
A Latin Church archdiocese in Paraná state, southern Brazil, Londrina (Latin: Archidioecesis Londrinensis) has as its cathedral the Catedral Metropolitana Sagrado Coração de Jesus, dedicated to the Sacred Heart of Jesus, in the archiepiscopal see of Londrina.
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].