Archdiocese of Cascavel
Catholic ecclesiastical territory
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The Archdiocese of Cascavel (Latin: Archidioecesis Cascavellensis) is a Latin Church archdiocese of the Catholic Church located in the city of Cascavel in Brazil.
Metropolitan Archdiocese of Cascavel Archidioecesis Metropolitae Cascavellensis Arquidiocese Metropolitano de Cascavel | |
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Metropolitan Cathedral of Our Lady of Apparition | |
 Coat of arms | |
| Location | |
| Country |  Brazil |
| Coordinates | 24°57′49″S 53°27′24″W |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 8,103 km2 (3,129 sq mi) |
Population
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| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic Church |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 5 May 1978 (48 years ago) |
| Cathedral | Our Lady of Apparition Cathedral in Cascavel |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Leo XIV |
| Archbishop | Dom. José Mário Scalon Angonese[1] |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Dom. José Mário Scalon Angonese[2] |
| Auxiliary Bishops | Aparecido Donizete de Souza |
| Bishops emeritus | Dom. Adelar Baruffi |
| Website | |
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History
The Diocese of Cascavel was founded on May 5, 1978 from territory of the Diocese of Toledo. On October 16, 1979, Cascavel was promoted to the status of Metropolitan Archdiocese.[citation needed]
Leadership
- Bishops of Cascavel
- Armando Círio, O.S.I. (later Archbishop) (1978.05.05 – 1979.10.16)
- Archbishops of Cascavel
- Armando Círio, O.S.I. (1979.10.16 – 1995.12.27)
- Lúcio Ignácio Baumgaertner (1995.12.27 – 2007.10.31)
- Mauro Aparecido dos Santos (2007.10.31 – 2021.03.11)
- Adelar Baruffi (2021.09.22 – 2024.02.12)[3]
- Dom. José Mário Scalon Angonese (02.05.2024 - ...)[4][5]
- Other priests of this diocese who became bishops
- José Antônio Peruzzo, appointed Bishop of Palmas-Francisco Beltrão, Parana in 2005
- Nélio Domingos Zortea, appointed Bishop of Jataí, Goias in 2015
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