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Diocese of Foz do Iguaçu

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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Foz do Iguaçu (Latin: Dioecesis Iguassuensis) is a diocese located in the city of Foz do Iguaçu in the ecclesiastical province of Cascavel in Brazil.

Country Brazil
MetropolitanCascavel
Area6,822 km2 (2,634 sq mi)
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Diocese of Foz do Iguaçu

Dioecesis Iguassuensis

Diocese de Foz do Iguaçu
Location
Country Brazil
Ecclesiastical provinceCascavel
MetropolitanCascavel
Statistics
Area6,822 km2 (2,634 sq mi)
Population
  • Total
  • Catholics
  • (as of 2013)
  • 521,000
  • 413,000 (79.3%)
Information
RiteLatin Rite
Established10 May 1926 (100 years ago)
Current leadership
PopeLeo XIV
BishopSérgio de Deus Borges
Metropolitan ArchbishopJosé Mário Scalon Angonese
Website
Website of the Diocese
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History

The old cathedral of Foz do Iguaçu, the main church of St John the Baptist.

Leadership

Ordinaries, in reverse chronological order

  • Bishops of Foz do Iguaçu (Roman rite)
  • Prelates of Foz do Iguaçu (Roman Rite)
    • Bishop Manoel Könner, S.V.D. (1947.12.13 – 1959.06.20)
    • Fr. Manoel Könner, S.V.D. (later Bishop) (Apostolic Administrator 1940.02.17 – 1947.12.13)

References

25.5469°S 54.5869°W / -25.5469; -54.5869


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