Diocese of Apucarana, Brazil

Celebrations

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History

1964.11.28: Established as Diocese of Apucarana / Apucaranen(sis) (Latin) (from Diocese of Campo Mourão and Diocese of Londrina and became suffragan of Curitiba)
1970.10.31: Became suffragan of Londrina

Present Prelates

Bishop (2018.12.12 – ...):

Bishop Carlos José de Oliveira (56)

Ordinaries

Bishops of Apucarana (Roman Rite)

Bishop Carlos José de Oliveira (56)
(2018.12.12 – ...)

Bishop of Apucarana (Brazil)

Cum Maria matre Jesu

Born:	1967.10.17 (Botucatu, SP, Brazil)
Ordained Priest:	1992.10.04
Consecrated Bishop:	2019.03.19

Priest of Mogi das Cruzes (Brazil) (1992.10.04 – 1996)

Priest of Botucatu (Brazil) (1996 – 2018.12.12)

Chaplain of His Holiness (2007.10.04 – 2018.12.12)

Bishop of Apucarana (Brazil) (2018.12.12 – ...)

Bishop Celso Antônio Marchiori (65)
(2009.07.08 – 2017.12.13)

Bishop of São José dos Pinhais (Brazil)

In cruce Domini

Born:	1958.08.14 (Campo Largo, PR, Brazil)
Ordained Priest:	1988.03.06
Consecrated Bishop:	2009.08.28

Priest of Curitiba (Brazil) (1988.03.06 – 2009.07.08)

Bishop of Apucarana (Brazil) (2009.07.08 – 2017.12.13)

Bishop of São José dos Pinhais (Brazil) (2017.12.13 – ...)

Bishop Luiz Vicente Bernetti, O.A.D.
(2005.02.02 – 2009.07.08)

Euntes prædicate

Born:	1934.03.24 (Brazil)
Ordained Priest:	1958.06.01
Consecrated Bishop:	1996.08.25
Died:	2017.08.11 († 83)

Titular Bishop of Rufiniana (1996.06.12 – 2005.02.02)

Auxiliary Bishop of Palmas–Francisco Beltrão (Brazil) (1996.06.12 – 2005.02.02)

Bishop of Apucarana (Brazil) (2005.02.02 – 2009.07.08)

Bishop Domingos Gabriel Wisniewski, C.M.
(1983.05.17 – 2005.02.02)

Tudo para Todos

Born:	1928.03.02 (Brazil)
Ordained Priest:	1955.06.29
Consecrated Bishop:	1975.08.28
Died:	2010.07.21 († 82)

Titular Bishop of Tela (1975.06.27 – 1979.04.19)

Auxiliary Bishop of Curitiba (Brazil) (1975.06.27 – 1979.04.19)

Bishop of Cornélio Procópio (Brazil) (1979.04.19 – 1983.05.17)

Bishop of Apucarana (Brazil) (1983.05.17 – 2005.02.02)

Bishop Romeu Alberti (later Archbishop)
(1965.02.22 – 1982.06.03)

Ut unum sint

Born:	1927.04.21 (São Paulo, SP, Brazil)
Ordained Priest:	1951.10.07
Consecrated Bishop:	1964.05.24
Died:	1988.08.06 († 61)

Titular Bishop of Belali (1964.03.25 – 1965.02.22)

Auxiliary Bishop of São Paulo (Brazil) (1964.03.25 – 1965.02.22)

Bishop of Apucarana (Brazil) (1965.02.22 – 1982.06.03)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Ribeirão Preto (Brazil) (1982.06.03 – 1988.08.06)

Special Churches

Cathedral: Catedral de Nossa Senhora de Lourdes, Apucarana, Paraná

Churches by City (63)

Campo Mourão (↙), Maringá (←), Presidente Prudente (↑), Londrina (↗), Ponta Grossa (↘), Guarapuava (↓)

Statistics (2021.12.31)

Area: 9,326 km²

Population: 381,000 Catholics (74.4% of 512,000 total)

Pastoral Centres: 64 parishes

Personnel: 162 priests (76 diocesan, 86 religious), 95 deacons, 116 religious (86 brothers, 30 sisters), 27 seminarians