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Archdiocese of Curitiba

Archidioecesis Curitibensis



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General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Archdiocese
  • Elevated: 10 May 1926
  • Metropolitan See
  • Depends on: Dicastery for Bishops
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • State: Parana
  • Country: Brazil
  • Square Kilometers: 5,571 (2,151 Square Miles)
  • Conference Region: Sul 2
  • Official Web Site: https://arquidiocesedecuritiba.org.br
  • Mailing Address: Curia Metropolitana, Av. Jaime Reis 369, 80510-010 Curitiba, PR, Brazil
  • Telephone: (041)2105-6302; 2105-6321

Historical Details


Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
Diocese of Curitiba
27 April 1892ErectedDiocese of São Paulo Diocese of Curitiba (erected)
19 March 1908Territory LostDiocese of Curitiba Diocese of Florianópolis (Santa Caterina) (erected)
20 July 1923Territory LostDiocese of Curitiba (Adjusted to match civil boundaries) Diocese of Botucatu
10 May 1926Territory LostDiocese of Curitiba (Foz do Iguaçu (Iguassú)) Territorial Prelature of Foz do Iguaçu (Iguassú) (erected)
10 May 1926Territory LostDiocese of Curitiba (Jacarézinho, Barbozas, Colonia Mincira, Jaguariahyva, Pirahy, Bibeirâo Claro, Sao losé da Boa-Vistai, and Thomazina) Diocese of Jacarezinho (erected)
10 May 1926Territory LostDiocese of Curitiba (Ponta Grossa, Castro, Cruz Machado, Guarapuava, Imbituma, Ipiranga, Ivahy, Palmas, Prudentopolis, Bio Claro, Tibagy, and União da Victoria) Diocese of Ponta Grossa (erected)
Archdiocese of Curitiba
10 May 1926ElevatedDiocese of Curitiba Archdiocese of Curitiba
21 July 1962Territory LostArchdiocese of Curitiba (Paraíiaguá, Antonina, Adrianople, Bocaiuva do Sul, Campina Grande do Sul, Cerro Azul, Guaraqueçaba, Guaratuba, and Morretes) Diocese of Paranaguá (erected)
3 December 1976Territory LostArchdiocese of Curitiba (Sao Mateus, Sao Joao do Triunfo, and Antonio Olinto)
Diocese of Guarapuava (Cruz Machado)
Diocese of Ponta Grossa (União da Vitoria, Porto Vitoria Paulo Freitas, Paulo Frontim, Mallet, Rio Azul, and Rebouças)
Diocese of União da Vitória (erected)
6 December 2006Territory LostArchdiocese of Curitiba (São José dos Pinhais, Agudos do Sul, Araucária, Campo do Tenente, Contenda, Fazenda Rio Grande, Lapa, Mandirituba, Piên, Piraquara, Quatro Barras, Quirandinha, Rio Negro, and Tijucas do Sul) Diocese of São José dos Pinhais (erected)

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
Archdiocese of Curitiba
1949480,000500,00096.0%241371612,98122455039ap1951
1966650,000700,00092.9%391842232,9142211,06067ap1967
1968800,0001,000,00080.0%532002533,1622501,08976ap1971
19761,100,0001,250,00088.0%622923543,1076411,080106ap1977
19801,187,0001,270,00093.5%585820,4653891,167110ap1981
19901,855,0002,246,00082.6%743274014,62537591,229131ap1991
19992,194,0002,656,00082.6%913414325,078319061,123146ap2000
20002,000,0002,700,00074.1%1023404424,524357911,168150ap2001
20012,000,0002,770,03472.2%1013464474,474378601,103151ap2002
20022,000,0002,771,65172.2%1013404414,535409301,111151ap2003
20032,000,0002,771,73172.2%993404394,555617951,076155ap2004
20042,000,0002,771,73172.2%1013504514,434708791,177154ap2005
20061,480,0462,262,34765.4%923344263,474677211,025129ap2007
20131,821,0002,444,00074.5%993064054,49664618931137ap2014
20161,866,0002,605,00071.6%983104084,57387613914134ap2017
20191,700,7002,633,47964.6%1054005053,367124600878142ap2020
20211,727,6702,675,37064.6%4114114,203136596870143ap2022*
20231,750,4002,710,20064.6%1023644663,756142547862143ap2024

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.


Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased



Source(s)

  • Archdiocese of Curitiba
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 19, Page 81, to Page 85

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