Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Curitiba

Archdiocese of Curitiba Archidioecesis Curitibensis Arquidiocese de Curitiba
Metropolitan Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Light of Pinhais
Location
Country	Brazil
Ecclesiastical province	Curitiba
Statistics
Area	5,528 km^2 (2,134 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2006) 2,262,347 1,480,046 (65.4%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Established	27 April 1892 (123 years ago)
Cathedral	Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Light in Curitiba
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Metropolitan Archbishop	Sede Vacante
Auxiliary Bishops	José Mário Angonese
Emeritus Bishops	Pedro Antônio Marchetti Fedalto Archbishop Emeritus
Website
Website of the Archdiocese

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Curitiba (Latin: Archidioecesis Curitibensis) is an archdiocese located in the city of Curitiba in Brazil.

History

• April 27, 1892: Established as Diocese of Curitiba from the Diocese of São Paulo
• May 10, 1926: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Curitiba

Leadership

• Archbishops of Curitiba (Roman rite)
  • Archbishop Moacyr José Vitti, C.S.S. (2004.05.19 – 2014.06.26)
  • Archbishop Pedro Antônio Marchetti Fedalto (1970.12.28 – 2004.05.19)
  • Archbishop Manoel da Silveira d’Elboux (1950.08.19 – 1970.02.06)
  • Archbishop Ático Eusébio da Rocha (1935.12.16 – 1950.04.11)
  • Archbishop João Francisco Braga (1926.05.10 – 1935.06.22)
• Bishops of Curitiba (Roman Rite)
  • Bishop João Francisco Braga (later Archbishop) (1907.10.27 – 1926.05.10)
  • Bishop Leopoldo Duarte e Silva, Paulista (later Archbishop) (1904.05.10 – 1906.12.18)
  • Bishop José de Camargo Barros (1894.01.16 – 1903.11.09)

Suffragan dioceses

• Diocese of Guarapuava
• Diocese of Paranaguá
• Diocese of Ponta Grossa
• Diocese of São José dos Pinhais
• Diocese of União da Vitória

Source

• GCatholic.org
• Catholic Hierarchy
• Archdiocese website (Portuguese)

Coordinates: 25°28′07″S 49°15′20″W / 25.46861°S 49.25556°W