Continent: South America
Rite: Roman (Latin)
Type: Diocese
Name: Paranaguá / Paranaguen(sis) (Latin)
Ecclesiastical Province: Curitiba
Depends on: Dicastery for Bishops
Bishop (2015.11.25 – ...): | ![]() |
Bishops of Paranaguá (Roman Rite) | ||||||||||
Bishop of Paranaguá (Brazil)
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Bishop João Alves dos Santos, O.F.M. Cap.
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Bishop Alfredo Ernest Novak, C.SS.R.
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Bishop Bernardo José Nolker, C.SS.R.
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Archbishop Manuel da Silveira d’Elboux |
Area: 11,537 km²
Population: 412,870 Catholics (77.0% of 536,000 total) (2016)
Statistics: 20 parishes, 248 missions, 37 priests (26 diocesan, 11 religious), 2 deacons, 46 lay religious (13 brothers, 33 sisters), 7 seminarians (2016)
Patron Saint: Nossa Senhora do Rosário (October 7)
Last updated on 2023.02.25
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