Suffragan diocese Paranavaí, Brazil
Diocese of Paranavaí
Paranavaien(sis)
Latin Church
The Diocese of Paranavai is a Latin Rite diocese in Parana, Brazil, erected in 1968 from territory of the Diocese of Maringa. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Maringa and is currently led by Bishop Mario Spaki.
On the map
Every see on one map: browse the dioceses. Churches with recorded hours: find Mass times.
- Established
- 1968
- Catholics
- 228,000
- Priests
- 43
- Territory
- 8,699 km²
Parishes and churches
32 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.
This is our recorded coverage, not an official diocesan parish count. Confirm service times with the parish before travelling.
The bishop
- Bishop
- Mário Spaki
- Born
- 14 December 1971
- Birthplace
- Irati
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The cathedral
Catedral Maria Mae da Igreja stands in Paranavaí, 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.
History
Within the state of Paraná, the Diocese of Paranavaí (Latin: Dioecesis Paranavaiensis) serves as a Latin Church jurisdiction of the Catholic Church in Brazil, suffragan to the metropolitan Archdiocese of Maringá. Its episcopal see in Paranavaí holds the Catedral Maria Mãe da Igreja, dedicated to Mary Mother of the Church. Mário Spaki has been the diocese's bishop since 2018.