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Suffragan diocese Paranaguá, Brazil

Diocese of Paranaguá

Paranaguen(sis)

Latin Church

The Diocese of Paranagua is a Latin Rite diocese in Parana, Brazil, erected in 1962 as a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Curitiba. The see has been vacant since the resignation of Bishop Edmar Peron in 2025, with Bruno Elizeu Versari serving as apostolic administrator.

On the map

Esri
The address the register holds for Catedral de Nossa Senhora do Santissimo Rosario, in Paranaguá, Brazil.

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Established
1962
Catholics
263,830
Priests
37
Territory
12,992 km²

Parishes and churches

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

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The bishop

Apostolic Administrator
Paulo Alves Romão
Born
6 April 1964
Birthplace
Barra do Jacaré

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The cathedral

Catedral de Nossa Senhora do Santissimo Rosario stands in Paranaguá, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.

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History

Centered on the city of Paranaguá in Brazil, this diocese (Latin: Dioecesis Paranaguensis) forms part of the ecclesiastical province of Curitiba.

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